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A Case of Blastomycosis after Traveling around Non-Endemic Area  

Seo, Chang Gyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungju-Dongsan Hospital)
Seo, Young Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Park, Hun Pyo (Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Choi, Won Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Beom, Han Seung (Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Kwon, Kun Young (Department of Pathology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Suh, Soo Ji (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
Jeon, Young June (Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.58, no.6, 2005 , pp. 619-623 More about this Journal
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. We encountered a case of blastomycosis, representing as a pulmonary manifestation after traveling around a nonendemic area and report it with a brief review of the relevant literature.
Keywords
Blastomycosis; Blastomyces dermatitidis;
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