 Blastomycosis
"Blastomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung.
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D001759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.055 C01.703.295.055 C01.703.534.395 C08.381.472.350 C08.730.435.395 C17.800.838.208.055
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Frost HM, Anderson J, Ivacic L, Meece J. Blastomycosis in Children: An Analysis of Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Genetic Features. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 01; 6(1):49-56.
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Frost HM, Novicki TJ. Blastomyces Antigen Detection for Diagnosis and Management of Blastomycosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Nov; 53(11):3660-2.
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Federer AE, Haughom BD, Levy DM, Riff AJ, Nho SJ. Blastomyces Tenosynovitis of the Foot and Ankle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec; 54(6):1183-7.
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Barocas JA, Gauthier GM. Peritonitis caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis in a kidney transplant recipient: case report and literature review. Transpl Infect Dis. 2014 Aug; 16(4):634-41.
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Hidron A, Franco-Paredes C, Drenkard C. A rare opportunistic infection in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple skin lesions. Lupus. 2009 Oct; 18(12):1100-3.
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Lahm T, Neese S, Thornburg AT, Ober MD, Sarosi GA, Hage CA. Corticosteroids for blastomycosis-induced ARDS: a report of two patients and review of the literature. Chest. 2008 Jun; 133(6):1478-1480.
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MacDonald PD, Langley RL, Gerkin SR, Torok MR, MacCormack JN. Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis, North Carolina, 2001-2002. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug; 12(8):1242-4.
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Akhtar I, Flowers R, Siddiqi A, Heard K, Baliga M. Fine needle aspiration biopsy of vertebral and paravertebral lesions: retrospective study of 124 cases. Acta Cytol. 2006 Jul-Aug; 50(4):364-71.
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Panchal R, Avery R, Mehta AC, Castillo JR, Farver C, Aboussouan LS. A young man with a cough, an abnormal chest radiograph, and multiple skin lesions. Cleve Clin J Med. 2006 Mar; 73(3):273-80.
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Rasp FL, Sarosi GA, Repine JE. Serum from patients with invasive fungal infections inhibits the adherence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and alveolar macrophages. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1981 Jun; 123(6):636-9.
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