Pulmonary Blastomycosis: A Case from Africa

Blastomycosis in Africa: a new case from Tunisia.

Although blastomycosis is prevalent in the North American continent, it occurs only sporadically in Africa. We describe a 42 yr old patient who complained of intermittent cough and haemoptysis. Clinical findings were strongly suggestive of lung cancer. The diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis was made at thoracotomy. This rather unusual disease in our areas caused a considerable delay in securi...

Case Report Pulmonary Blastomycosis Diagnosed in Hawai’i

Blastomycosis, a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, was once thought to be endemic only to the Central and Great Lakes regions of the United States of America. We present the first reported case series of patients documenting the diagnosis of blastomycosis in the Pacific region. In both cases, exposure to endemic areas was retrospectively identified. ness of symptoms during cl...

Pulmonary Bulla in a Dog Secondary to Blastomycosis

Case description- A two-year-old intact Golden Retriever was affected with the 6-months previous history of blastomycosis and treatment was performed using fluconazole. Clinical findings- Cough, fever, nasal discharge, dry and harsh lung sounds with peripheral lymphadenopathy was observed. Emphysematous change and large pulmonary bulla was reported in computed tomography of the thorax. Treatm...

A Rare Case Report: Primary Cutaneous Blastomycosis with Pulmonary Involvement

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection of humans and other animals, caused by theorganism Blastomycesdermatitidis.Blastomycosis has a predilection for involvement of the lungs, skin, bone, and genitourinary tract. We report a unique case of disseminated disease in an immunocompetent male with an unhealed cutaneous lesion on right thigh, who underwent surgical debridement and postoperatively develo...

A Case of Generalised Blastomycosis