Peritoneal blastomycosis: a hidden mystery unfolds itself.
Conn Med
; 78(9): 537-9, 2014 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25675594
ABSTRACT
Blastomycosis is a disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Pulmonary blastomycosis is the most common form of blastomycosis. Disseminated blastomycosis is the fulminant form of the disease, with rare reports of peritoneal cavity involvement. We report a case of extensive form of the disease presenting initially as abdominal pain and mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Peritoneales
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Blastomicosis
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Carcinoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Conn Med
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article