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Symptoms vary with each form of this disease. Primary acute histoplasmosis may be asymptomatic or may cause symptoms of a mild respiratory illness similar to a severe cold or influenza. Typical clinical effects may include fever, malaise, headache, myalgia, anorexia, cough, chest pain, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and oro-pharyngeal ulcers.
Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis causes hepatosplenomegaly, general lymphadenopathy, anorexia, weight loss, fever and, possibly, ulceration of the tongue, palate, epiglottis, and larynx, with resulting pain, hoarseness, and dysphagia. It may also cause endocarditis, meningitis, pericarditis, and adrenal insufficiency.
Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis mimics pulmonary tuberculosis and causes a productive cough, dyspnea, and occasional hemoptysis. Eventually, it produces weight loss, extreme weakness, breathlessness, and cyanosis.
African histoplasmosis produces cutaneous nodules, papules, and ulcers; lesions of the skull and long bones; lymphadenopathy; and visceral involvement without pulmonary lesions.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Most infected persons have no apparent ill effects. The acute respiratory disease is characterized by respiratory symptoms, a general ill feeling, fever, chest pains, and a dry or nonproductive cough. Distinct patterns may be seen on a chest x-ray. Chronic lung disease resembles tuberculosis and can worsen over months or years. The disseminated form is fatal unless treated. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis General: DBMD)
Symptomatic infection usually presents as a flu-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, and myalgias. Some patients fail to recover and develop chronic pulmonary infection or widespread disseminated infection (affecting mucosal surfaces, liver, spleen, adrenal gland and meninges). Acute septic presentation seen in some HIV-infected persons (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis: DBMD)
Histoplasmosis is often so mild that it produces no apparent symptoms. Any symptoms that might occur are often similar to those from a common cold. In fact, if you had histoplasmosis symptoms, you might dismiss them as those from a cold or flu, since the body's immune system normally overcomes the infection in a few days without treatment. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Histoplasmosis: NEI)
When considering symptoms of Histoplasmosis, it is also important to consider Histoplasmosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Histoplasmosis may cause:
Incubation period for Histoplasmosis: If symptoms occur, they will start within 3 to 17 days after exposure; the average is 10 days. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis General: DBMD)
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Histoplasmosis. This signs and symptoms information for Histoplasmosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Histoplasmosis signs or Histoplasmosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Histoplasmosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Histoplasmosis symptoms.
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