Disseminated Histoplasmosis: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction.

Only one other case of histoplasmosis causing recurrent bowel obstruction has been reported; however, that patient succumbed to the disease without surgical intervention. No clear guidelines exist of how to manage bowel obstructions from rare infectious sources, such as histoplasmosis, but close surveillance, multidisciplinary care, and an understanding of gastrointestinal pathology can guide clinicians when encountering atypical etiologies of bowel obstruction.