Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion | Zendy

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Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion

Author(s) -

Gonzalo G. Alvarez,

B F Burns,

Marylin Desjardins,

SR Salahudeen,

Fahad Alrashidi,

D. William Cameron

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2006/474968

Subject(s) - blastomycosis , medicine , pleural effusion , blastomyces , pneumonia , dimorphic fungus , blastomyces dermatitidis , dermatology , fungus , pathology , surgery , genetics , botany , biology , yeast

Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to north-western Ontario, Manitoba and some parts of the United States. The fungus is also endemic to parts of Africa. Pulmonary and extrapulmonary findings of a 24-year-old African man who presented with weight loss, dry cough and chronic pneumonia not resolving with antibiotic treatment are presented. The unusual occurrence of pulmonary blastomycosis associated with skin lesions and a moderate pleural effusion is reported.

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