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Pulmonary blastomycosis in rural Upstate New York: A case series and review of literature
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2020 In a rural medical center in Upstate New York, we observed an increase in pulmonary blastomycosis cases. Herein, we highlight the increased prevalence of blastomycosis in our region, and our experience with the diagnostic dilemma resulting in delayed ...
Nancy W Bethuel +2 more
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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 +5 more
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The importance of skin exam in chronic pulmonary blastomycosis
IDCases, 2020 Cutaneous blastomycosis is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of disseminated blastomycosis, a disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, a dimorphic fungus endemic of North America.
Elena G. Caldito +4 more
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Incidental findings of blastomycosis lung nodules in five asymptomatic patients
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 Asymptomatic blastomycosis infections are rarely identified or described in the literature, but are believed to comprise 50% of cases. In this report we describe five sporadic cases of blastomycosis in asymptomatic patients.
Jennifer L. Anderson +2 more
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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013 We describe a case of posterior fossa blastomycosis in an immunocompetent patient that mimicked high-grade neoplasm on neuroimaging. Histological analysis confirmed blastomycosis.
Dhiraj Baruah +3 more
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Blastomycosis in Northwestern Ontario, 2004 to 2014
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015 Blastomycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and the recently discovered Blastomyces gilchristii. The medical charts of 64 patients with confirmed cases of blastomycosis in northwestern Ontario during a 10-year period ...
Daniel Dalcin, Syed Zaki Ahmed
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Blastomycosis in a renal transplant recipient: Case of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 There are limited data on blastomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients with the subsequent development of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS).
Alexis Guenette +4 more
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Spontaneous resolution of blastomycosis symptoms caused by B. dermatitidis
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 Given the propensity of blastomycosis to disseminate or reoccur and the inability to predict which infections will experience severe manifestations, nearly all cases of blastomycosis are treated.
Jennifer L. Anderson +2 more
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Geodemographic Features of Human Blastomycosis in Eastern Wisconsin
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2016 Purpose: Blastomycosis is an endemic fungal infection. In rural northern Wisconsin, blastomycosis cases are associated with certain environmental features including close proximity to waterways. Other studies have associated blastomycosis with particular
Megan E. Huber +3 more
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Blastomycosis Surveillance in 5 States, United States, 1987–2018
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 Blastomycosis is caused by inhalation of Blastomyces spp. fungi. Limited data are available on the incidence and geographic range of blastomycosis in the United States.
Kaitlin Benedict +7 more
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