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Laryngeal Presentation of Blastomycosis
Author(s) -
Mccune Mark A.,
Rogers Roy S.,
Roberts Glenn D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1980.tb00327.x
Subject(s) - blastomycosis , medicine , blastomyces dermatitidis , blastomyces , confusion , larynx , sine qua non , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , dimorphic fungus , dermatology , surgery , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , biology , psychoanalysis , yeast
Systemic blastomycosis may rarely involve the larynx and it most likely is a result of hematogenous dissemination Of direct inoculation from a currently or previously active pulmonary infection. Often, laryngeal blastomycosis has been confused with squamous cell carcinoma because of the clinical and histopathologic similarities, and this confusion has led to inaccurate diagnosis and inappropriate therapy. The etiologic agent, Blastomyces dermatiditis, may be seen in infected tissue with routine and special stains: however, cultural proof remains the sine qua non for diagnosis.