Polyarthritis and humeral epiphysial separation in an infant with acute disseminated histoplasmosis.

The case of an immunocompetent infant with disseminated histoplasmosis is described. The case is unusual in its clinical presentation in that it is dominated, apart from respiratory infection, by the presence of polyarthritis and complicated by epiphysial separation of both humeri. There was only little involvement of reticuloendothelial tissues. Treatment consisted of surgical correction and itraconazole.