 Blastomycosis
"Blastomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung.
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D001759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.055 C01.703.128 C01.703.295.055 C17.800.838.208.055
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| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Grennan D, Alvi S, Jhaveri MD, Lin MY, Wiet RM. Complicated Blastomycosis of the Skull Base Presenting as Otitis Media. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 01 01; 146(1):81-82.
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Yan L, Rohra P, Cheng L, Gattuso P. Pleural Effusion in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Blastomycosis. Acta Cytol. 2020; 64(3):241-247.
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Ladizinski B, Piette W. Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 05; 379(1):74.
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Federer AE, Haughom BD, Levy DM, Riff AJ, Nho SJ. Blastomyces Tenosynovitis of the Foot and Ankle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec; 54(6):1183-7.
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Jain R, Singh K, Lamzabi I, Harbhajanka A, Gattuso P, Reddy VB. Blastomycosis of bone: a clinicopathologic study. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Nov; 142(5):609-16.
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Proia LA, Harnisch DO. Successful use of posaconazole for treatment of blastomycosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Jul; 56(7):4029.
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Bariola JR, Perry P, Pappas PG, Proia L, Shealey W, Wright PW, Sizemore JM, Robinson M, Bradsher RW. Blastomycosis of the central nervous system: a multicenter review of diagnosis and treatment in the modern era. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15; 50(6):797-804.
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Patel AJ, Gattuso P, Reddy VB. Diagnosis of blastomycosis in surgical pathology and cytopathology: correlation with microbiologic culture. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Feb; 34(2):256-61.
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Lin MY, Chihara S, Smith KY, Kessler HA, Sha BE, Proia LA. Classic pyomyositis of the extremities as an unusual manifestation of Blastomyces dermatitidis: a report of two cases. Mycoses. 2010 Jul; 53(4):356-9.
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Freifeld A, Proia L, Andes D, Baddour LM, Blair J, Spellberg B, Arnold S, Lentnek A, Wheat LJ. Voriconazole use for endemic fungal infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Apr; 53(4):1648-51.
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