Burying Hatchets into Endemic Diagnoses: Disseminated Blastomycosis from a Potentially Novel Occupational Exposure.

Kusha Davar, Arthur Jeng, Suzanne Donovan

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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First endogenous case ofJournal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2026
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Kusha DavarDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5153-2264

Arthur JengDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Olive View-University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 91342, USA.

Suzanne DonovanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Olive View-University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 91342, USA.

University of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlastomycosis is an endemic fungal disease predominantly observed in the northern regions of North America. It manifests primarily as pulmonary disease but can also involve dissemination to the skin, bones, and genitourinary tract. Detailed Case Description: We describe a case of a patient in Southern California with disseminated blastomycosis following his occupational exposure to decaying wood. The patient was treated with intravenous amphotericin therapy followed by oral itraconazole therapy with full resolution of his symptoms.

conclusionsThe patient's case presentation serves as a reminder regarding Blastomyces infections diagnosed outside of endemic regions and suggests a potential link between blastomycosis and a novel occupational exposure surrounding axe throwing.

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axe throwingBlastomyces dermatitidisblastomycosisendemic fungioccupational exposure

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PMID37505667

DOI10.3390/tropicalmed8070371

PMCPMC10385565

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