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A case report of disseminated blastomycosis presenting as a renal mass

Human Pathology Reports
Blastomycosis, caused by dimorphic fungi from the genus Blastomyces, is an endemic disease of the midwestern United States that typically presents as pulmonary disease mimicking community acquired pneumonia.
Casey Vieni, Bobbi S. Pritt, Loren Herrera Hernandez   +2 more
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Pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as primary lung cancer

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Blastomycosis is an endemic mycosis in North America that is caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The illness is a systemic disease with a wide variety of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary manifestations.
Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Deng Madut, Betty C. Tong, Elizabeth N. Pavlisko, Wiley A. Schell, John R. Perfect, Nathan M. Thielman   +6 more
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Morphological diagnosis of blastomycosis clinically presenting as mycetoma in a young immunocompetent Indian patient; A diagnostic dilemma

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2023
Primary cutaneous blastomycosis is very rare in non-endemic regions like India. Only few cases have been reported from India. Herein, we are reporting a rare case of chronic cutaneous blastomycosis in a young immunocompetent male presenting as mycetoma ...
Rakesh K Gupta, Mousmi Agrawal, Archana Keche, Satyaki Ganguly   +3 more
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Epidemiology and Geographic Distribution of Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Coccidioidomycosis, Ontario, Canada, 1990–2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Endemic mycoses represent a growing public health challenge in North America. We describe the epidemiology of 1,392 microbiology laboratory–confirmed cases of blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis in Ontario during 1990–2015 ...
Elizabeth M. Brown, Lisa R. McTaggart, Deirdre Dunn, Elizabeth Pszczolko, Kar George Tsui, Shaun K. Morris, Derek Stephens, Julianne V. Kus, Susan E. Richardson   +8 more
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A case of disseminated blastomycosis in New England

IDCases
Blastomyces infections are classified as dimorphic fungal infections commonly seen geographically throughout the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys, St. Laurence Seaways, as well as the Canadian providences of Ontario Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Although
Cole Royer, Matthew Owens, Kenrick Wysong, Michael Madrid, Katrina Moreau   +4 more
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Burying Hatchets into Endemic Diagnoses: Disseminated Blastomycosis from a Potentially Novel Occupational Exposure

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: Blastomycosis is an endemic fungal disease predominantly observed in the northern regions of North America. It manifests primarily as pulmonary disease but can also involve dissemination to the skin, bones, and genitourinary tract.
Kusha Davar, Arthur Jeng, Suzanne Donovan   +2 more
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Atypical blastomycosis in a pregnant woman

International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2019
Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection that frequently involves the skin. Atypical presentations are important to identify, especially in pregnant patients, to initiate appropriate therapy and prevent complications.
Corey M. DeWitt, MD, Katelyn Shea, MD, Laura A. Greene, MD, Joseph C. Pierson, MD   +3 more
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Deep and disseminated dermatophytosis in immunocompromised populations—A systematic review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Dermatophyte infections of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue (i.e. deep dermatophytosis)—associated with secondary complications including pseudomycetoma and systemic dissemination—affect vulnerable populations with primary or acquired immunodeficiencies.
Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Susmita, Ditte Marie L. Saunte, Roderick Hay, Vincent Piguet   +5 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, Lawan Larsuprom, Chaiyan Kasondorkbua, Charles Chen, Ariya Chindamporn   +4 more
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Blastomycosis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Blastomycosis is caused primarily by Blastomyces dermatitidis. The fungus is a mold in the environment, causing infection when conidia are dispersed and inhaled. In the lungs, the organism transforms into the yeast phase. Pneumonia is most common, but dissemination to skin, bones, and other organs also occurs.
Jenks JD, Gillespie E.
europepmc   +3 more sources