The most common way that healthcare providers test for histoplasmosis is by taking a blood sample or a urine sample and sending it to a laboratory. Healthcare providers may do imaging tests such as chest x-rays or CT scans of your lungs.
What blood test is done for histoplasmosis?
Histoplasma complement fixation is a blood test that checks for infection from a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum (H capsulatum), which causes the disease histoplasmosis.
How do you know if you have histoplasmosis?
Symptoms of Histoplasmosis1Fever.2Cough.3Fatigue (extreme tiredness)4Chills.5Headache.6Chest pain.7Body aches.
Does histoplasmosis show up on xray?
After heavy exposure, radiographs may show widely disseminated, diffuse, fairly discrete nodular shadows throughout the lungs, with individual lesions measuring 1-10 mm in diameter. This form of disease is termed miliary histoplasmosis (see the image below); it is similar to miliary tuberculosis.
What is considered to be the gold standard for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis?
Isolation of H. capsulatum from clinical specimens remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis.
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