| Autor: |
Thomas M, Jetmore, Jennifer, Phan, Abideen O, Yekinni |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Ear, nose,throat journal. 95(8) |
| ISSN: |
1942-7522 |
| Popis: |
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a thermally dimorphic fungus endemic to the North American soil near the Mississippi, Ohio, and St. Lawrence river valleys, as well as the Great Lakes Basin. It is responsible for blastomycosis, a systemic pyogranulomatous disease. Blastomycosis of the head and neck is decidedly uncommon and often mistaken for cancer. There are only 3 previous case reports of blastomycosis presenting as an intranasal lesion. We report the unusual case of a 24-year-old man with blastomycosis presenting with a 4-week history of a progressively enlarging intranasal mass who had complete resolution of symptoms after treatment with itraconazole and surgical excision of the lesion. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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