A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area.
10.4046/trd.2005.58.6.619
- Author:
Chang Gyun SEO
1
;
Young Woo SEO
;
Hun Pyo PARK
;
Won Il CHOI
;
Han Seung BEOM
;
Kun Young KWON
;
Soo Ji SUH
;
Young June JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jeon425@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blastomycosis;
Blastomyces dermatitidis
- MeSH:
Blastomyces;
Blastomycosis*;
Canada;
Fungi;
Lakes;
Mississippi;
Ohio;
Rivers
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2005;58(6):619-623
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
