ArticleOxford medical case reports2018
Disseminated blastomycosis in a 36-year-old immunocompetent male from Chicago, IL.
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- Is Pulmonary Mycoses Shadowed by Tuberculosis? Mandate to Hit the Bull's Eye-An Indian Perspective.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Emerging Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System in the Past Decade: A Literature Review.Infectious disease reports · 2024Review
- Disseminated blastomycosis with an intracranial fungoma in an immunocompetent patient: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2023Article
- Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Fungal Infections Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis: The Need for Prompt Diagnosis and Management.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces species. This infection is endemic to North America particularly states bordering the Mississippi, Ohio and St Lawrence Rivers, and the Great Lakes but also occurs worldwide. While the most common site of infection is the lung, it can also manifest in the bones, skin and central nervous system. Blastomycosis is a great masquerader and it can present in a manner difficult to distinguish from bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), histoplasmosis or carcinoma. Here, we describe a 36-year-old male with disseminated blactomycosis infection who presented with right arm weakness. Initial diagnostic evaluation was cofounded by a previous concern for TB; however, broncho-alveolar lavage confirmed Blastomyces spp. Pulmonary and brain lesions markedly improved after Amphotericin and Itraconazole.
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