A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 619-623, 2005.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Blastomycosis is a systemic pyogranulomatous disease that is caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus, Blastomyces dermatitidis. it's the disease is endemic in the south-eastern and south central states of the USA, which border the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the mid-western states and Canadian provinces bordering the Great Lakes as well as in a small area of New York and Canada adjacent to the St. Lawrence River.1 We encountered a case of blastomycosis, representing as a pulmonary manifestation after traveling around a non-endemic area and report it with a brief review of the relevant literature.
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Main subject:
Blastomyces
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Blastomycosis
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Canada
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Lakes
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Ohio
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Mississippi
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Rivers
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Fungi
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2005
Type:
Article