Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion
| Autor: | S. R. Salahudeen, Donald William Cameron, B. F. Burns, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Marc Desjardins, F. Alrashidi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Antifungal Agents Article Subject Pleural effusion Pulmonary blastomycosis Case Report Tanzania Blastomycosis Diseases of the respiratory system Humans Medicine Lung Skin Ontario Chronic pneumonia biology RC705-779 business.industry Dry cough Blastomyces dermatitidis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Hospitalization Pleural Effusion Radiography Itraconazole business Skin lesion Dimorphic fungus |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 13, Iss 8, Pp 441-444 (2006) Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1198-2241 |
| Popis: | Blastomyces dermatitidisis a dimorphic fungus endemic to northwestern 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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