Sunday, February, 12, 2012

Histoplasmosis - disseminated

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Alternative Names

Systemic histoplasmosis


Symptoms
  • Chills
  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Joint pain
  • Mental status changes
  • Muscle aches and stiffness
  • Nausea, vomiting
  • Possible rash (erythema nodosum)
  • Skin lesions
  • Visual changes (chorioretinitis)

Signs and tests

A physical examination may show abnormalities throughout the body.

Tests used to diagnose disseminated histoplasmosis may include:

  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Abdominal ultrasound
  • Biopsy or culture of affected organs, bone marrow, liver, lymph node, lung, or skin
  • Blood cultures
  • Chest x-ray
  • Complete blood count (CBC)
  • Histoplasma urinary antigen test
  • MRI scan of the affected organs

Review Date: 12/01/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)