African cutaneous histoplasmosis: two particular pediatric forms.

Abstract

African cutaneous histoplasmosis is a rare mycosis. It usually occurs in patients immunecompromised by HIV. The occurrence of the disease in the immune-competent is rarely described and often present with papules. The clinical aspects actually are numerous and misleading. We report 2 cases of African histoplasmosis in immune-competent children. The first case occurred in an 11-year-old child as multiple subcutaneous nodules simulating lipomas and the second case presented as multiple ulcerated lesions of the face in a 13-year-old patient.