Disseminated histoplasmosis: Long journey of a febrile young man.

A 19-year-old non-diabetic, non-HIV male presented with eighteen months of fever, weight loss, skin rash and lymphadenopathy. He was treated with anti-tubercular medication for more than twelve months in multiple institutions based on repeated biopsy reports of lymph nodes showing granuloma suggestive of tuberculosis. Before he was diagnosed at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) with disseminated histoplasmosis at eighteen months of his disease, he already lost twenty kg weight, developed multiple small joint pain, back pain, and cough along with previously mentioned symptoms.

Early Prediction and HRCT Evaluation of Post Covid-19 Related Lung Fibrosis.

Background: Early detection of post-COVID-19-related lung fibrosis is very important for the early introduction of treatment and to minimize morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is the early detection and evaluation of post-COVID-19 fibrosis by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT).

Methods: This prospective study included 115 patients irrespective of age and sex, who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swab (RT PCR), admitted to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) dedicated COVID-19 hospital, Dhaka, and discharged after recovery.