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A case of autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and significant lymphadenopathy in the porta hepatis

JPGN Reports, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 6-10, February 2026.
Abstract The diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is supported by the presence of elevated transaminases, hypergammaglobulinemia, liver biopsy consistent with AIH, and the presence of AIH autoantibodies. In this case presentation, we highlight the challenges associated with diagnosing AIH in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who ...
Benjamin J. Malamet, Shannon Joerger, Karen Caudill, Mai He, Juan Reyes Genere, Janis Stoll   +5 more
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Computed Tomographic Scan Evaluation of Pulmonary Blastomycosis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2009
BACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is an uncommon granulomatous pulmonary and extrapulmonary infectious disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Diagnosis may be delayed or difficult because of varied presentation.
Suzanne Ronald, Jacek Strzelczyk, Sean Moore, Elly Trepman, Mary Cheang, Bill Limerick, Lyle Wiebe, Pete Sarsfield, Kerry MacDonald, Michael Meyers, John M Embil   +10 more
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Fungal Infections in Pediatric Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation: Impact on the Upper and Lower Respiratory Systems

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with hematological malignancies as well as those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Extreme immunological dysregulation secondary to severe neutropenia, T‐cell lymphopenia, graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD), intensive chemotherapy ...
Matin Pourghasem, Seyed Ahmad Tabatabaii, Seyedeh Zalfa Modarresi, Abdolhamid Jafari Nodoushan, Nafise Fadavi, Maedeh Soflaee, Ali Hosseini Vajari, Fatemeh Khazaii, Babak Shahhosseini, Korosh Fakhimi Derakhshan, Saeid Sadat Mansouri, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +11 more
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Suspected Macrolide‐Refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia With Discordant Coccidioides Serology in an Immunocompromised Host: A Case Report

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Suspected macrolide‐refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia can be a diagnostic challenge in immunocompromised hosts, particularly after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Screening serologies may further complicate diagnosis when false‐positive or discordant results divert therapy.
Mohamed M. G. Mohamed, Garry Francis Morel, Matthew Stack, John Salomone, Ariel Rischall, Ghassan Kamel, Priya Gusain   +6 more
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Disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis acquired in Mexico: A case report and literature review

Clinical Infection in Practice
Background: Blastomycosis is caused by species of the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces, (B. dermatitidis and B. gilchristi). It is an endemic mycosis that causes a spectrum of disease, most often pulmonary and cutaneous.
Mina Kang, Penelope J. Teoh, Rachel Southern-Thomas, Peter Rae, Christopher B. Bunker, Sarah Logan, Neil Stone   +6 more
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Co-infection by dimorphic fungi in tuberculosis patients in Kenya

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020
Background: Dimorphic fungi may cause infections and symptoms similar to tuberculosis (TB), in humans and animals. Such infections, individually or concurrently with TB, have been identified in cattle in Kenya, raising the possibility of infections in ...
Joseph K Ngei. Kuria, Donald Mogoi, Samuel Guchu Gachuhi   +2 more
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Severe Necrotizing Community‐Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to Fusobacterium necrophorum

Case Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Deborah Shefa, Aryan Shiari, Marina Antic, Buddhi P. Hatharaliyadda, Juan Vera Gomez, David Ladin, Igor Dumic, Tun-Chieh Chen   +7 more
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Blastomycosis presenting as solitary nodule: A rare presentation

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
Blastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous and suppurative mycosis, caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, which in the great majority of cases presents as a primary pulmonary disease. Primary cutaneous blastomycosis is very rare.
Ashish Dhamija, Paschal D′Souza, Priti Salgia, Ashok Meherda, Rajkumar Kothiwala   +4 more
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Use of Urine Antigen Testing for Blastomyces in an Integrated Health System

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2018
Purpose: Blastomycosis, an endemic fungal infection, mimics many other diseases. We explored the use of Blastomyces urine antigen (BuAg), reportedly the most sensitive noninvasive test, in clinical practice and compared it to other noninvasive tests ...
Dennis J. Baumgardner
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CLEARING HOUSE FOR CUTANEOUS FUNGI AND BLASTOMYCES [PDF]

Archives of Dermatology, 1920
To the Editor:— The editorial in the April number of theArchivesin regard to the "study of ringworm in America" has struck a responsive chord in the staff of this laboratory. It is most timely and likely also to stimulate others who have been prying into the edges of mycology, but who have received no encouragement because the importance of the ...
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