Phylogenetic Analysis Reveals a Cryptic Species Blastomyces gilchristii, sp. nov. within the Human Pathogenic Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Analysis of the population genetic structure of microbial species is of fundamental importance to many scientific disciplines because it can identify cryptic species, reveal reproductive mode, and elucidate processes that contribute to pathogen evolution.
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Blastomyces dermatitidis in a renal transplant recipient
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2014 Fungal pathogens can be the source of serious and sometimes fatal infections following organ transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case of cutaneous blastomycosis in a renal allograft recipient in India, a country outside ...
Himanshu V Patel +5 more
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A Rare Case of Blastomycosis in a Psoriasis Patient Treated With Ustekinumab (Stelara). [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition mediated by T‐helper 1 (Th1) and T‐helper 17 (Th17) cytokines, including interleukin (IL)‐12, IL‐23, IL‐17, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α). Ustekinumab, a human monoclonal antibody against the p40 subunit of IL‐12/23, has revolutionized treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis but ...
Ghaffar F +6 more
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Siblings in the ICU: Keeping Endemic Mycoses on the Differential. [PDF]
Case Rep PediatrBlastomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by the inhalation of Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Infection with this fungus can impact nearly every organ system, though pulmonary disease is the most common. Presentations of pulmonary blastomycosis are highly variable, ranging from clinically asymptomatic to severe respiratory failure requiring ...
Reaney M +5 more
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Comparative genome analysis and the genome-shaping role of long terminal repeat retrotransposons in the evolutionary divergence of fungal pathogens Blastomyces dermatitidis and Blastomyces gilchristii [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, GeneticsJulianne V Kus
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Direct Tissue PCR and Genotyping for Species Identification in a Case of Laryngeal Blastomycosis
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023 Otolaryngologic manifestations of infection with Blastomyces species are extremely rare and restricted geographically to recognized endemic regions. Here, we describe a case of laryngeal blastomycosis that presented as slowly progressive dysphonia. While
Thomas R. Fritsche MD, PhD +5 more
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Disseminated blastomycosis presenting with genitourinary abscesses
Urology Case Reports, 2023 A 25 year old male presented with several weeks of fevers and testicular pain. Workup demonstrated scrotal and prostatic abscesses. Fluid from these following surgical drainage revealed Blastomyces dermatitidis. He was treated with 12 months of oral anti-
Tyler A. Wittmann +2 more
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Blastomyces dermatitidis pneumonia in a llama. [PDF]
J Vet Diagn Invest, 2018 A 20-y-old female llama ( Lama glama) was euthanized after a history of chronic dyspnea and osteoarthritis. At autopsy, the lungs were covered by clear gelatinous material and expanded by firm, variably discrete, tan-white nodules up to 8 cm diameter containing tan-white, viscous material. The tracheobronchial lymph nodes were firm and enlarged up to 6
Jankovsky JM, Donnell RL.
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The Dynamic Genome and Transcriptome of the Human Fungal Pathogen Blastomyces and Close Relative Emmonsia. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2015 Three closely related thermally dimorphic pathogens are causal agents of major fungal diseases affecting humans in the Americas: blastomycosis, histoplasmosis and paracoccidioidomycosis.
José F Muñoz +25 more
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021 Blastomyces species (spp) can cause clinical disease affecting nearly every organ system, including the skeletal system. However, isolated joint involvement without concurrent osteomyelitis is rare, especially in children.
Emily Schildt, Robyn Bockrath
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