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Histoplasmosis diseminada - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Histoplasmosis sistémica

Tratamiento:

Los médicos recetan medicamentos antimicóticos para controlar la infección. La mayoría de los pacientes deben recibir tratamiento durante un año o más y aquellos con sistemas inmunodeficientes (por ejemplo, por SIDA) podrían necesitar tratamiento de por vida.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La enfermedad puede progresar rápidamente y presentarse la muerte.

Complicaciones:

Afecta múltiples órganos.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si presenta síntomas de histoplasmosis diseminada, particularmente si ha recibido tratamiento recientemente para histoplasmosis aguda o crónica.

Los síntomas de emergencia abarcan cambios en el estado mental y empeoramiento rápido de la afección.

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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