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Cutaneous lesions and early presentation of disseminated blastomycosis: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis , which is hyperendemic to areas of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Delayed diagnosis is common due to the condition’s nonspecific clinical presentation, often resembling malignancy or ...
Lily Xu, Annie Langley, Alice Gwyn, Mara Boyle, Yoko Schreiber   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Impact of Delays in Diagnosis on Healthcare Costs Associated With Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis, and Histoplasmosis in a Commercially Insured Population [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Kaitlin Benedict, Jason S. Massey, Michelle L. Fearon, Ian Hennessee, Samantha Williams, Mitsuru Toda   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

End-Stage Renal Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Blastomycosis: A Rare Intersection with Life-Limiting Implications. [PDF]

Kans J Med
Odeyemi J, Sandid AM, Emoto J, Banda R, Mallick M, Assi MA.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Fatal Asymptomatic Myocardial Infarction Following Stroke in a Fontan Adolescent: A Case of Occult Blastomycosis Infection. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
El Mikati HK, Cordrey K, Ramanathan R, Rabah R, Goldberg CS, Sznycer-Taub N.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

A Rare Case of Blastomycosis in a Psoriasis Patient Treated With Ustekinumab (Stelara). [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT 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, Hassan A, Ali M, Ijaz HN, Jameel S, Kumari M, Ahmad MH.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Young Adult: Probable Role of E-Cigarette Use in Immunosuppression. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Gupta R, Sivasubramanian BP, Antony Raj AS, Dirisanala S, Dakkak T, Williams A, Bongu N.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

A rare presentation of blastomycosis as a multi-focal infection involving the spine, pleura, lungs, and psoas muscles in a Saudi male patient: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Blastomycosis is a disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces—a thermally dimorphic fungus that can cause granulomatous and/or purulent infection.
Safwat Eldaabossi, Mustafa Saad, Hameed Aljawad, Badr Almuhainy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blastomycosis-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2010–2020

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Background: Blastomycosis is an environmentally acquired fungal disease that can cause severe illness, with approximately 65% of reported cases requiring hospitalization.
Kaitlin Benedict, Ian Hennessee, Jeremy A. W. Gold, Dallas J. Smith, Samantha Williams, Mitsuru Toda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blastomycosis in a 49-year-old man from southwestern Ontario. [PDF]

CMAJ
Stirton H, Croitoru D.
europepmc   +3 more sources