Chronic histoplasmosis affects the lungs and can be fatal. Disseminated histoplasmosis affects many organ systems in the body and is often fatal
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling spores of Histoplasma Capsulatum.
T. F. Schlaegel has written: 'Ocular histoplasmosis' -- subject(s): Eye Diseases, Histoplasmosis, Ocular histoplasmosis 'Essentials of uveitis' -- subject(s): Uveitis
Patients with an intact immune system who develop chronic histoplasmosis are treated with the drug ketoconazole (Nizoral) or amphotericin B (Fungizone).
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Symptoms of chronic histoplasmosis resemble those of tuberculosis. Cavities form in the lung tissue, parts of the lung may collapse, and the lungs fill with fluid
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a worsening of those found in chronic histoplasmosis, as well as weight loss, diarrhea, the development of open sores in the mouth and nose, and enlargement of the spleen, liver, and adrenal gland
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Cryptococcosis, sarcoidosis, and histoplasmosis are the main infections.
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One of three clinical forms of histoplasmosis. " (Severe) cases of histoplasmosis that fail to resolve and become chronic exhibiting pulmonary infiltration, cavitation, and fibrosis...particularly common in elderly patients and those exhibiting some form of immunosuppression." Cobb 1989