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Primary Cutaneous North American Blastomycosis in an Immunosuppressed Child
Author(s) -
Zampogna Jennifer C.,
Hoy Miranda J.,
RamosCaro Francisco A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20206.x
Subject(s) - blastomycosis , medicine , itraconazole , dermatology , girl , blastomyces , pathology , antifungal , blastomyces dermatitidis , psychology , developmental psychology
Primary cutaneous blastomycosis and primary cutaneous sphaeropsidale infections are rare in children. We present a 6‐year‐old immunosuppressed girl who had a solitary ulceration on her left lower leg which showed histopathologic findings of blastomycosis. She responded readily to oral itraconazole.