Table 3.
Summary of the signs and symptoms of histoplasmosis in people living with HIV or other immunocompromising conditions, and the organs in which Histoplasma spp. was demonstrated.
People Living with HIV | Other Immunocompromising Conditions | ||
---|---|---|---|
Signs and Symptoms, No. (%) |
Organs in which Histoplasma was Demonstrated, No. |
Signs and Symptoms, No. (%) |
Organs in which Histoplasma was Demonstrated, No. |
Fever, 57/78 (73.1) Splenomegaly, 22/32 (65.6) Hepatomegaly, 21/32 (65.6) Lymph node enlargement, 40/78 (51.3) Weight loss, 38/78 (48.7) Skin lesions, 25/78 (32.0) Cough, 20/78 (25.6) Dyspnoea, 17/78 (21.8) Diarrhoea, 14/78 (17.9) Abdominal pain, 10/78 (12.8) Nausea, 5/78 (6.4) |
Bone marrow, 38 Blood, 29 Lymph nodes, 29 Lung, 24 Skin, 20 Intestine, 12 Liver, 8 Peripheral blood smear, 5 Oropharyngeal mucosa, 5 Cerebrospinal fluid, 2 Larynges, 2 Tonsils, 2 Pleural fluid, 1 Vagina, 1 Brain biopsy, 1 Oesophagus, 1 |
Fever, 17/26 (65.4) Weight loss, 11/26 (42.3) Cough, 9/26 (34.6) Dyspnoea, 7/26 (26.9) Diarrhoea, 6/26 (23.1) Skin lesions, 5/26 (19.2) Hepatomegaly, 4/26 (15.4)Lymph node enlargement, 4/26 (15.4) Abdominal pain, 3/26 (11.5) Splenomegaly, 1/26 (3.8) Nausea, 0/26 (0) |
Lung, 8 Bone marrow, 6 Oropharyngeal mucosa, 6 Lymph nodes, 6 Skin, 5 Intestine, 4 Liver, 3 Kidney, 2 Brain biopsy, 1 Muscle, 1 Spleen, 1 Synovial membrane, 1 Blood, 1 Mitral valve, 1 |