Tuberc Respir Dis.
2005 Jun;58(6):619-623.
A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jeon425@dsmc.or.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- 3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- 4Kyungju-Dongsan Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Blastomycosis is a systemic pyogranulomatous disease that is caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus, Blastomyces dermatitidis. it's the disease is endemic in the south-eastern and south central states of the USA, which border the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the mid-western states and Canadian provinces bordering the Great Lakes as well as in a small area of New York and Canada adjacent to the St. Lawrence River.1 We encountered a case of blastomycosis, representing as a pulmonary manifestation after traveling around a non-endemic area and report it with a brief review of the relevant literature.
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