Histoplasmosis - Revision history

Elcatracho: /* See Also */

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Elcatracho: /* Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis */

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Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis

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	===Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===		===Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===
	*Itraconazole x 1 year		*[[Itraconazole]] x 1 year

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

Elcatracho: /* Background */

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Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum<ref>Lowell JR. Diagnosis of histoplasmosis. Ann Intern Med. Feb 1983;98(2):260</ref>		*Fungal infection caused by ''Histoplasma capsulatum''<ref>Lowell JR. Diagnosis of histoplasmosis. Ann Intern Med. Feb 1983;98(2):260</ref>
	*Endemic to the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi River valleys in the United States<ref>Outbreak of histoplasmosis among travelers returning from El Salvador--Pennsylvania and Virginia, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Dec 19 2008;57(50):1349-53</ref>		*Endemic to the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi River valleys in the United States<ref>Outbreak of histoplasmosis among travelers returning from El Salvador--Pennsylvania and Virginia, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Dec 19 2008;57(50):1349-53</ref>
	*Exposure from disruption of soil containing organisms leads to aerosolization<ref>Hage, Chadi A., and L. Joseph Wheat. "Chapter 199. Histoplasmosis." Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e. Eds. Dan L. Longo, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. n. pag. AccessMedicine. Web. 4 Dec. 2014</ref>		*Exposure from disruption of soil containing organisms leads to aerosolization<ref>Hage, Chadi A., and L. Joseph Wheat. "Chapter 199. Histoplasmosis." Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e. Eds. Dan L. Longo, et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. n. pag. AccessMedicine. Web. 4 Dec. 2014</ref>

Elcatracho: /* See Also */

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Elcatracho: /* Differential Diagnosis */

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Differential Diagnosis

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	*Mediastinal Cysts		*Mediastinal Cysts
	*[[Lung Abscess]]		*[[Lung Abscess]]
	*Pancoast Syndrome		*[[Pancoast Syndrome]]
	*[[Sarcoidosis]]		*[[Sarcoidosis]]
	*[[Tuberculosis]]		*[[Tuberculosis]]

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	**Night sweats		**Night sweats
	**Sometimes hemoptysis, sputum production, dyspnea		**Sometimes hemoptysis, sputum production, dyspnea
	*CXR may show:		*[[CXR]] may show:
	**Upper lobe infiltrates		**Upper lobe infiltrates
	**Fibrosis, scarring		**Fibrosis, scarring
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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	===Workup===		===Workup===
	*CXR		*[[CXR]]
	**Normal in 40-70% of cases		**Normal in 40-70% of cases
	**Pneumonitis with hilar adenopathy		**Pneumonitis with hilar adenopathy

ClaireLewis: /* Differential Diagnosis */

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Differential Diagnosis

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	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	*Carcinoid Lung Tumors		*[[Carcinoid]] Lung Tumors
	*Lung Cancer, Small Cell		*Lung Cancer, Small Cell
	*Lymphoma, Mediastinal		*Lymphoma, Mediastinal

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	{{Causes of pneumonia}}		{{Causes of pneumonia}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	===Workup===		===Workup===
	*CXR		*CXR

ClaireLewis: /* Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis */

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Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis

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	===Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis===		===Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis===
	*Pulmonary cases: Itraconazole x 6-12 weeks<ref>Wheat 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;45:807-825</ref>		*Pulmonary cases: Itraconazole x 6-12 weeks<ref>Wheat 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;45:807-825</ref>
	*Severe disease: Amphotericin B x 1 week then Itraconazole x 1 year<ref>Hospenthal DR, Becker SJ. Update on Therapy for Histoplasmosis. Infect Med. April 13 2009;26:121-124</ref>		*Severe disease: [[Amphotericin B]] x 1 week then Itraconazole x 1 year<ref>Hospenthal DR, Becker SJ. Update on Therapy for Histoplasmosis. Infect Med. April 13 2009;26:121-124</ref>
	*Surgical intervention may be necessary in some cases		*Surgical intervention may be necessary in some cases

	===Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===		===Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===
	*Itraconazole x 1 year		*Itraconazole x 1 year

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	===Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===		===Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis===
	*Do not treat if asymptomatic		*Do not treat if asymptomatic
	**Not progressive, resolves without tx, only rarely reactivates		**Not progressive, resolves without treatment, only rarely reactivates
	===Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis===		===Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis===
	*Pulmonary cases: Itraconazole x 6-12 weeks<ref>Wheat 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;45:807-825</ref>		*Pulmonary cases: Itraconazole x 6-12 weeks<ref>Wheat 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;45:807-825</ref>

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Fungal infections]]
			*[[Antifungals]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

			==External Links==
			*[https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/histoplasmosis/index.html CDC: Histoplasmosis]

	==References==		==References==

Histoplasmosis - Revision history

Elcatracho: /* See Also */

Elcatracho: /* Chronic Pulmonary Histoplasmosis */

Elcatracho: /* Background */

Elcatracho: /* See Also */

Elcatracho: /* Differential Diagnosis */

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "*CXR" to "*CXR"

ClaireLewis: /* Differential Diagnosis */

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

ClaireLewis: /* Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis */

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "tx" to "treatment"

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "CXR" to "CXR"