Disseminated blastomycosis.
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چکیده
A 26-year-old veiled Saudi-Arabian woman presented with hemoptysis, and multiple nodules and abscesses. A skin biopsy specimen revealed yeast forms consistent with Blastomyces dermatitidis. Fungal cultures from bronchoscopy and skin specimens also grew B dermatitidis. She was treated with oral itraconazole (200 mg twice a day). Both lung and skin lesions showed improvement within 6 weeks.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
دوره 48 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003