Lymphatic node: African histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii

France, Lorre G

Cervical or axillairy adenopathies, sometimes voluminous, occur frequently in african histoplasmosis or histoplasmosis due to H. capsulatum var. duboisii. They look like tuberculosis lesions. The puncture with a direct examination of the pus put in evidence the large yeasts, measuring from 8 to 20 µm, in a “8” shape.