Disseminated histoplasmosis is a systemic disease caused by the dimorphic fungus . Here, we are presenting a case of shock who was diagnosed to have primary adrenal insufficiency. This 68-year-old man had bilateral adrenal mass and later presented with chronic fever and ulcerated anal mass in the oncology clinic. The oncologist made a provisional diagnosis of anal carcinoma with adrenal metastasis. He was suspected of having an adrenal crisis and was admitted to the intensive care unit. He also had granulomatous hepatitis and acute kidney injury. The working diagnosis was changed to systemic inflammatory/infective pathology. The biopsy of the anal tissue done to look for the aetiology showed . He was started on oral itraconazole therapy. He improved symptomatically (resolution of fever, improvement in pain) when assessed after seven days. His anal ulcer healed after 21 days of itraconazole therapy.

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