Disseminated Blastomycosis With Pulmonary, Cutaneous, and Splenic Involvement in a Construction Worker: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsBlastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection that is caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii. Although the lungs are the primary site of infection, blastomycosis can disseminate to the skin, bones, genitourinary system, and, rarely,
Toan N. Vu, Nilay Kumar
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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.
David A Stevens +2 more
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CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Disruption Reveals the Importance of Zinc Metabolism for Fitness of the Dimorphic Fungal Pathogen
mBio, 2018 Blastomyces dermatitidis is a human fungal pathogen of the lung that can lead to disseminated disease in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. Genetic analysis of this fungus is hampered by the relative inefficiency of traditional recombination ...
Gregory C. Kujoth +7 more
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Cutaneous blastomycosis and dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2017 This is a case report of concurrent of blastomycosis and pseudomycetoma in a 3 year-old Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand. Histopathology from antemortem and postmortem samples revealed blastomycosis and dermatophyte pseudomycetoma.
Lerpen Duangkaew +4 more
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Blastomyces dermatitidis With Large Yeast Forms
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2001 Abstract Yeast forms of Blastomyces dermatitidis typically range from 8 to 20 μm in largest diameter. We report a rare case of primary pulmonary blastomycosis with an unusual morphology, in which we found significant numbers of large yeast forms ranging from 30 to 35 μm in ...
Hussain, Zakir +2 more
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Ribosomal RNA gene sequencing for early diagnosis of Blastomyces dermatitidis infection
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Prompt detection and identification of fungal pathogens at the genus and species level is critical in order to provide timely antifungal therapy. Here, we highlight the vital role of molecular diagnostics in achieving a fast and definitive diagnosis of ...
Sejal Morjaria +8 more
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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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Virulence, 2019 This review article focuses on the mechanisms underlying temperature adaptation and virulence of the etiologic agents of blastomycosis, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Blastomyces gilchristii, and Blastomyces percursus.
Joseph A. McBride +2 more
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Blastomycosis in Man after Kinkajou Bite
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 We report transmission of Blastomyces dermatitidis fungal infection from a pet kinkajou to a man. When treating a patient with a recalcitrant infection and a history of an animal bite, early and complete animal necropsy and consideration of nonbacterial ...
Julie R. Harris +9 more
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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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