The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Histoplasmosis may include:
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Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Histoplasmosis include:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Histoplasmosis:
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Treatment consists of antifungal therapy, surgery, and supportive care. Antifungal therapy is most important. Except for asymptomatic primary acute histoplasmosis (which resolves spontaneously) and the African form, histoplasmosis requires high-dose or long-term (10-week) therapy with amphotericin B, fluconazole, ketoconazole, or itraconazole. For a patient who also has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, lifelong therapy with fluconazole is indicated.
Supportive care usually includes oxygen for respiratory distress, glucocorticoids for adrenal insufficiency, and parenteral fluids for dysphagia due to oral or laryngeal ulcerations. Histoplasmosis doesn't require isolation.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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