A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area.

Seo, Chang Gyun; Seo, Young Woo; Park, Hun Pyo; Choi, Won Il; Beom, Han Seung; Kwon, Kun Young; Suh, Soo Ji; Jeon, Young June

doi:2005.58.6.619

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 58(6); 2005 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;58(6):619-623.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.58.6.619 Published online June 1, 2005.

A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area.

Chang Gyun Seo, Young Woo Seo, Hun Pyo Park, Won Il Choi, Han Seung Beom, Kun Young Kwon, Soo Ji Suh, Young June Jeon

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jeon425@dsmc.or.kr
²Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
³Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
⁴Kyungju-Dongsan Hospital, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Blastomycosis, Blastomyces dermatitidis