Skin lesion of Histoplasmosis

Disease	Injury	Nutrition	Poison

Special Topic	Surgery	Symptoms	Test

Histoplasmosis, disseminated in HIV patient

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Skin lesion of Histoplasmosis

Symptoms:

Skin lesion
- Oral ulcer -- usually painless
- Papule, pustule, or nodule -- may be found throughout the body
Erythema nodosum -- may be seen in individuals with acute lung involvement
Erythema multiforme (target lesions) -- may be seen in individuals with acute lung involvement

Signs and tests:

If the skin lesion is seen in the setting of disseminated histoplasmosis, a biopsy of the skin lesion may show the associated fungus. Other findings such as erythema nodosum and erythema multiforme are manifestations of the body's inflammatory reaction and usually do not have fungus in them.

Review Date: 8/7/2002
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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