What Is The Medical Treatment For Histoplasmosis

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Histoplasmosis and Viral load

I have been Hiv+ since 1990 and since 1992 i have been on different medications, last year i started experiencing fungus infections that kept on for long until they later found out that i had histoplasmosis i got treatment, and contiuen to take...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I am not sure what "gearvir" is. Most herpes infection are treated with acyclovir, valacyclovir, famivir, or gancyclovir. Usually acyclovir is very well tolerated and effective in suppressing recurrent Herpes infections. I have many... Read more »

histoplasmosis/fatigue

HELLO Dr. BOB!I wish you were my Doc. 1 year ago i started having high fevers, was treated... Read more »

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histoplasmosis

Good morning,I was diagnosed with histoplasmosis.One year ago with cd-4 of 48, I was hospitalized... Read more »

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