November 2017 Mycology Case of the Month

History: 62 y/o man with cirrhosis, presented to the emergency department with the chief complaint of fatigue, dizziness, weight loss, and a tongue lesion. Over the preceding 6 months he states he has had progression of his current symptoms and sought care only after the development of a tongue lesion he noticed 3 weeks prior. He states this lesion is moderately painful particularly while eating or drinking. He has not noticed any discharge from this lesion and it has slowly enlarged. During this time frame he has lost over 80 lbs and he additionally complains of mild shortness of breath and a scant, dry cough. He denies fever, chills or sweats. He has no headache or vision changes. He denies chest pain or palpitations, and has no abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, joint pain, or skin rashes.
