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The materials contained on this website are provided to general information purposes and do not constitute medical or other professional advice on any subject matter. RheumDoctor does not accept any kind of responsibility for any loss, which may occur from reliance on information contained on this website.

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The information in this web site are intended solely for the general information for the reader. The contents of this web site are not intended to provide individual medical advice, identify illness or for therapy purposes. Using, accessing and/or browsing the Site and/or providing personal or medical information to the Author does not create a physician-patient relationship between you and the Author. It is not a replacement for treatment given by an accredited as well as qualified health professional. Please consult your health care provider for any kind of guidance on medications.

 

Disclosures

Jessica Chapman, M.D. does not have any disclosures at this time.

2 Comments

  • Reply Susan McIntyre May 11, 2022 at 8:48 am

    Hello,

    I had a positive ANA titer and symptoms of autoimmune diseases when I had disseminated histoplasmosis.  I was given Prednisone, which made it worse and almost killed me.

    I was in an outbreak at work from roosting bats, who shed histoplasmosis in their feces.  They evolved to deal with the photophobia and tinnitus it causes by hunting at night using echolocation.

    Immunocompetent people CAN get disseminated histoplasmosis when exposed to a large inoculum.

    Can you please make sure people know a fungal infection like disseminated histoplasmosis can cause a positive ANA titer and autoimmune symptoms?  I’d hate for someone else to suffer the way I did.

    Thank you

    • Reply jessica@rheumdoctor.com May 11, 2022 at 9:36 pm

      Hi Susan, indeed infections are a common cause for developing a positive ANA. I think that’s a great post idea!

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