Because you are more likely to develop disseminated histoplasmosis if your immune system isn't functioning properly, antiretroviral therapy may help. But it is also very important to receive specific therapy for the histoplasmosis, because therapy is very effective at treating the disease and keeping it from coming back. The treatment usually consists of several weeks of intravenous amphotericin B during the acute illness, followed by suppression with oral itraconazole for life. People with mild cases of histoplasmosis can sometimes be treated with itraconazole from the beginning. Histoplasmosis can affect just about all parts of the body.
Skin lesions are fairly common during the acute illness.
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