Sacrum histoplasmosis 10 years after NHL of the sacrum: A case report

The location of bone histoplasmosis is rare. It is a parasitic infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, affecting especially the immunocompromised. Diagnosis is difficult, requiring the use of mycological and histopathological. studies. Through this observation, we report a rare sequence of the development of sacrum histoplasmosis in a patient treated 10 years ago for a malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the sacrum with complete remission. The clinical and radiological investigations suggested a lymphomatous relapse but the pathological Study showed histoplasmosis. Antifungal treatment was started with an encouraging evolution. (C) 2009 Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique (SFRO). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.