Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in Severe Blastomycosis‐Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an Immunosuppressed Patient | Zendy

Mireille Plamondon | Zendy; François Lamontagne | Zendy; Catherine Allard | Zendy; JeanLouis Pépin | Zendy

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Corticosteroids as Adjunctive Therapy in Severe Blastomycosis‐Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Author(s) -

Mireille Plamondon,

François Lamontagne,

Catherine Allard,

JeanLouis Pépin

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/653429

Subject(s) - medicine , blastomycosis , acute respiratory distress , septic shock , refractory (planetary science) , respiratory distress , respiratory system , regimen , respiratory disease , intensive care medicine , sepsis , immunology , lung , surgery , physics , astrobiology

We describe the case of an immunosuppressed transplant recipient with disseminated blastomycosis (cutaneous, central nervous system, and pulmonary infection) complicated by septic shock and severe, refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome that improved markedly and rapidly after the addition of corticosteroids to the antifungal regimen.

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