Volume 13, Issue 8 474968 pp. 441-444
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Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion

GG Alvarez

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GG Alvarez

Departments of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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BF Burns

BF Burns

Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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M Desjardins

M Desjardins

Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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SR Salahudeen

SR Salahudeen

Departments of Radiology University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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F AlRashidi

F AlRashidi

Departments of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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DW Cameron

DW Cameron

Departments of Medicine University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada , uottawa.ca

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First published: 01 January 2006
Citations: 11

Abstract

Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and some parts of the United States. The fungus is also endemic to parts of Africa. Pulmonary and extrapulmonary findings of a 24-year-old African man who presented with weight loss, dry cough and chronic pneumonia not resolving with antibiotic treatment are presented. The unusual occurrence of pulmonary blastomycosis associated with skin lesions and a moderate pleural effusion is reported.

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