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Histoplasmosis diseminada - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Histoplasmosis sistémica

Síntomas:

Escalofríos
Tos
Fiebre
Dolor de cabeza
Dolor articular
Cambios en el estado mental
Rigidez y dolor muscular
Náuseas, vómitos
Posible erupción (eritema nodoso)
Lesiones cutáneas
Cambios visuales (coriorretinitis)

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen físico puede mostrar anomalías en todo el cuerpo.

Los exámenes utilizados para diagnosticar la histoplasmosis diseminada pueden ser:

Tomografía computarizada del abdomen
Ecografía abdominal
Biopsia o cultivo de órganos afectados, medula ósea, hígado, ganglio linfático, pulmón o piel
Hemocultivos
Radiografía de tórax
Hemograma o conteo sanguíneo completo (CSC)
Prueba de antígeno urinario para histoplasma
Resonancia magnética de los órganos afectados

Histoplasmosis diseminada

Hongo

Reviewed last on: 12/1/2009
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.

Referencias

Kauffman CA. Histoplasmosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 353.

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