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La mayoría de las personas con histoplasmosis no presentan síntomas o sólo síntomas leves. Los síntomas más comunes son:
En las personas muy jóvenes, de edad avanzada o inmunocomprometidas, los síntomas pueden ser más graves, como:
Para diagnosticar la histoplasmosis, un médico necesita encontrar el hongo en el cuerpo o evidencia de que el sistema inmunitario está reaccionando a dicho hongo.
Los exámenes abarcan:
Kauffman CA. Histoplasmosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 353.
Waht LJ, Freifeld AG, Kleiman MB, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with histoplasmosis: 2007 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45(7):807-825.
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