Blastomycosis
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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MYCOSES of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges which may result in ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MYELITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; and EPIDURAL ABSCESS. Certain types of fungi may produce disease in immunologically normal hosts, while others are classified as opportunistic pathogens, causing illness primarily in immunocompromised individuals (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME).
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Coccidioidomycosis
Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.
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Cats
The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
Fungi
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
Ontario
A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
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A board-certified specialty of VETERINARY MEDICINE, requiring at least four years of special education, training, and practice of veterinary surgery after graduation from veterinary school. In the written, oral, and practical examinations candidates may choose either large or small animal surgery. (From AVMA Directory, 43d ed, p278)
Blastomycosis acquired occupationally during prairie dog relocation--Colorado, 1998. (1/191)
On August 31, 1998, two suspected cases of fungal pneumonia were reported to the Boulder County (Colorado) Health Department (BCHD). Both patients were immunocompetent, otherwise healthy adults working for the City of Boulder Open Space (CBOS) program on a prairie dog relocation project. This report summarizes the epidemiologic investigation by BCHD, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and CDC; the findings indicate that these two persons acquired blastomycosis in Colorado, which is outside the area where the disease is endemic. (+info)Targeted gene disruption reveals an adhesin indispensable for pathogenicity of Blastomyces dermatitidis. (2/191)
Systemic fungal infections are becoming more common and difficult to treat, yet the pathogenesis of these infectious diseases remains poorly understood. In many cases, pathogenicity can be attributed to the ability of the fungi to adhere to target tissues, but the lack of tractable genetic systems has limited progress in understanding and interfering with the offending fungal products. In Blastomyces dermatitidis, the agent of blastomycosis, a respiratory and disseminated mycosis of people and animals worldwide, expression of the putative adhesin encoded by the WI-1 gene was investigated as a possible virulence factor. DNA-mediated gene transfer was used to disrupt the WI-1 locus by allelic replacement, resulting in impaired binding and entry of yeasts into macrophages, loss of adherence to lung tissue, and abolishment of virulence in mice; each of these properties was fully restored after reconstitution of WI-1 by means of gene transfer. These findings establish the pivotal role of WI-1 in adherence and virulence of B. dermatitidis yeasts. To our knowledge, they offer the first example of a genetically proven virulence determinant among systemic dimorphic fungi, and underscore the value of reverse genetics for studies of pathogenesis in these organisms. (+info)Endemic mycoses: a treatment update. (3/191)
Endemic mycoses remain a major public health problem in several countries and they are becoming increasingly frequent with the spread of HIV infection. Amphotericin B remains the drug of choice during the acute stage of life-threatening endemic mycoses occurring in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Ketoconazole is effective in non-AIDS patients with non-life-threatening histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, or paracoccidioidomycosis. Itraconazole is the treatment of choice for non-life-threatening Histoplasma capsulatum or Blastomyces dermatitidis infections occurring in immunocompetent individuals and is the most efficient secondary prophylaxis of histoplasmosis in AIDS patients. Itraconazole is also effective in lymphocutaneous and visceral sporotrichosis, in paracoccidioidomycosis, for Penicillum marneffei infection, and is an alternative to amphotericin B for Histoplasma duboisii infection. Coccidioidomycosis may be effectively treated with prolonged and sometimes life-long itraconazole or fluconazole therapy. Fluconazole has relatively poor efficacy against histoplasmosis, blastomycosis and sporotrichosis. New antifungal agents have been tested in vitro or in animal models and may soon be evaluated in clinical trials. (+info)Thoracic blastomycosis and empyema. (4/191)
Blastomycosis is endemic in river valley areas of the southeastern and Midwestern United States. Pulmonary manifestations include chronic cough and pleuritic pain. Radiographic appearance of the infection can mimic bronchogenic lung carcinoma. Pleural effusion is rarely associated with this pulmonary infection, and empyema has not been previously reported. We report a case of pulmonary and pleural Blastomyces dermatitidis infection presenting as empyema thoracis. Diagnosis and treatment were attained with video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) pleural and lung biopsy and debridement. (+info)Disseminated blastomycosis in a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). (5/191)
An 8-year-old male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) died following a 6-day illness consisting of progressive depression, anorexia, labored abdominal breathing, coughing, and tachypnea. Gross necropsy findings included severe multifocal (miliary) granulomatous pneumonia, granulomatous splenitis, and multifocal cerebral abscesses. Histologic examination revealed 10-15-microm broad-based budding organisms within pyogranulomatous inflammatory lesions in the lung, tracheobronchial lymph node, brain, spleen, and liver. The distribution of extrapulmonary lesions was intermediate between that described for dogs and that described for humans. These findings were consistent with blastomycosis, which is previously unreported in nonhuman primates. (+info)T-Cell epitopes and human leukocyte antigen restriction elements of an immunodominant antigen of Blastomyces dermatitidis. (6/191)
Humans infected with the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis develop strong T-lymphocyte responses to WI-1, an immunodominant antigen that has been shown to elicit protective immunity in mice. In the present study, the T-cell epitopes of WI-1 and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) restricting elements that display them were investigated. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 37 patients with a confirmed history of blastomycosis were tested for a response to WI-1 in primary proliferation assays; PBMC from 35 (95%) responded. Six patients whose PBMC proliferated strongly in response to WI-1 (defined as a stimulation index greater than 50) were tested further for responses to subcloned, recombinant fragments of the antigen. These patients responded chiefly to sequences within the N terminus and the 25-amino-acid tandem repeat. Cloned CD4(+) T cells from an infected individual were used to delineate more precisely the peptide epitopes in the fragments and HLA restricting elements that present them. A majority of the T-cell clones recognized an epitope spanning amino acids 149 to 172 within the N terminus, displayed by HLA-DR 15. A minority of the clones, which have been shown to perform a cytolytic function in vitro, recognized an epitope in the tandem repeat displayed by HLA-DPw4, an uncommon restricting element. Tandem repeat epitopes required display by the beta chain of DPw4 heterodimers. Thus, human T cells with different functions in vitro also recognize distinct regions of WI-1, raising the possibility that HLA restricting elements that present them could modulate immunity during blastomycosis by selection and display of WI-1 peptides. (+info)Jorge Lobo's disease: experimental inoculation in Swiss mice. (7/191)
Sixty-four isogenic Swiss mice were intradermically inoculated in both hind foot pads. The inocula, consisting of fungal suspensions from biopsies obtained from Jorge Lobo's Disease patients, had the total number of fungi and the viability index determined using a Neubauer chamber and the fluorescein diacetate-ethidium bromide technique (FD-EB), respectively. The animals were sacrificed at times ranging from ten days to eighteen months after inoculation. The cellular infiltrate, mainly consisting of macrophages containing fungi, increased progressively up to end of the study; however, no macroscopic alterations were observed in the inoculated feet. After nine months, small numbers of Langhans' giant cells started to appear in the infiltrate. A considerable number of fungi was observed at the end of the experimental period, but only a few were viable when stained by the FD-EB technique. This fact suggests that there is a multiplication of fungal cells, which are destroyed by the macrophages but remain in the tissue for a long time due perhaps to the difficulties in their elimination. These findings led us to conclude that in spite of the maintenance of the infection in these animals, Swiss mice cannot be considered an ideal model to study Jorge Lobo's Disease. However, the authors call attention to the possibility of other mouse strains being more susceptible to Paracoccidioides loboi. (+info)Molecular epidemiology of Blastomyces dermatitidis. (8/191)
The inhalation of conidia of Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus found in soil, causes disease in humans and animals. We studied the genetic diversity of this pathogen by extracting DNA yeasts and analyzing them with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based typing system we developed, which used restriction fragment analysis of amplicons from the regions between the rDNA repeats and allowed us to class isolates into 3 major groups. Strains were further differentiated by use of PCR fingerprinting with 3 different primers. Fifty-nine isolates collected over 35 years from 15 regions (United States, India, Africa, Canada) were analyzed. Genotypic groups A, B, and C contained 17, 23, and 19 isolates, which were divided into 5, 15, and 12 types, respectively. All 16 isolates from North America in group A were from the upper midwestern United States or Canada, whereas 0 of 20 isolates from the southeastern United States were in group A. Studies of the largest collection from 1 locale (Eagle River, WI), revealed that the soil isolates studied were not responsible for the majority of cases in this outbreak, as previously proposed, and that >1 strain was present in the environment and in patients. Overall, these results provide a tool for the epidemiological study of blastomycosis and illuminate the genetic and geographic diversity of this important pathogen. (+info)
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This may be associated with infections due to bacteria like tuberculosis and fungi like blastomycosis that do not tend to ... Ferri, Fred (2015). "Blastomycosis". Ferri's Clinical Advisor. Philadelphia: Mosby (Elsevier). pp. 198.e2-198.e4. ISBN ...
Rhoda Williams Benham
Benham, Rhoda (1950). "Cryptococcosis and Blastomycosis". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 50 (10): 1299. Bibcode: ...
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Dwight, P.J.; Naus, M; Sarsfield, P; Limerick, B (2000). "An outbreak of human blastomycosis: the epidemiology of blastomycosis ... Blastomycosis is generally readily treatable with systemic antifungal drugs once it is correctly diagnosed; however, delayed ... The Canadian range of B. dermatitidis shows an abundance of blastomycosis in broad areas north and south of the St. Lawrence ... The internal organs of the mice are then checked microscopically for evidence of blastomycosis. Needless to say, the cost and ...
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Brazilian blastomycosis,[1] South American blastomycosis,[1] Lutz-Splendore-de Almeida disease,[2] paracoccidioidal granuloma[3 ... North American blastomycosis. References[edit]. *^ a b Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007), ...
Richard Summerbell
February 2006). "Blastomycosis in Ontario, 1994-2003". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 12 (2): 274-9. doi:10.3201/eid1202.050849 ... lakes or rivers that infect otherwise healthy visitors with the often deadly disease blastomycosis. His most cited works are on ...
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Paragonimiasis usually Paragonimus ...
Periodontal disease
Crich A (June 1932). "Blastomycosis of the Gingiva and Jaw". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 26 (6): 662-5. PMC 402380. ...
Dog health
Blastomycosis, caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, is a fungal disease that affects both dogs and humans. It is transmitted ... Probst, Sarah (1999). "Blastomycosis-Fungal Disease Common in Outdoor Dogs". Pet Columns. UIUC College of Veterinary Medicine. ...
Acid-fastness
... of fungi in blastomycosis and histoplasmosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1982; 106:440-41. Ziehl-Neelsen protocol (PDF ...
Pseudomonal pyoderma
Blastomycosis-like pyoderma List of cutaneous conditions Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). ...
Emergency management
Fungal infections may lead to chromoblastomycosis, blastomycosis, mucormycosis, and dermatophytosis. Numerous other arthropod, ...
Fluconazole
This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidiodomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, dermatophytosis, and pityriasis ...
Lorraine Friedman
... the cause of North American blastomycosis, and blastomyces brasiliensis, the cause of South American blastomycosis." A portion ... the cause of North American blastomycosis, and blastomyces brasiliensis, the cause of South American blastomycosis (PhD). Duke ... Friedman, L; Conant, N.F. (1953). "Immunological studies on the etiologic agents of North and South American blastomycosis". ... of her research, "Immunological studies on the etiologic agents of North and South American blastomycosis" was published in ...
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Restrepo, M; Restrepo A (1970). "Paracoccidiomycosis (South American blastomycosis): a study of 39 cases observed in Medellin, ... The pathological features of paracoccidioidomycosis are similar to those seen in coccidioidomycosis and blastomycosis. However ... Blastomycosis dermatitidis. The yeast-like form of P. brasiliensis contains multiple nuclei, a porous two-layered nuclear ... bone and prostate set the clinical picture of paracoccidioidomycosis apart from that of blastomycosis. Martinez, Roberto; ...
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasmosis, like blastomycosis, may disseminate haematogenously to infect internal organs and tissues, but it does so in a ... Unlike blastomycosis, histoplasmosis is a recognized AIDS-defining illness in people with HIV infection; disseminated ...
Fever of unknown origin
Disseminated granulomatoses such as tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis and sarcoidosis are ...
Fungal meningitis
Meningitis is an unusual manifestation of blastomycosis and can be very difficult to diagnose. Cryptococcus (Cryptococcal ...
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List of dog diseases
Blastomycosis* is a fungal disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis that affects both dogs and humans. Dogs are ten times ...
Granuloma
... blastomycosis, and cat-scratch disease. Examples of noninfectious granulomatous diseases are sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, ... and granulomas with numerous neutrophils suggest blastomycosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, aspiration pneumonia, or cat- ...
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B35 Dermatophytosis B36 Other superficial mycoses B37 Candidiasis B38 Coccidioidomycosis B39 Histoplasmosis B40 Blastomycosis ... Pathogenic fungi Fungal infection in plants § Fungi Actinomycosis Blastomycosis Coccidioidomycosis Mucormycosis Onychomycosis ...
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In this phase, it can be confused with fungal infections such as blastomycosis and chromoblastomycosis. The diagnosis is ...
Amphotericin B
The fungal infections it is used to treat include aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, and ...
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Acid-fastness
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Lobomycosis
Other names which were given to the disease are: keloidal blastomycosis, Amazonian blastomycosis, blastomycoid granuloma, ... Lobomycosis is a blastomycosis, a fungal infection of the skin caused by Lacazia loboi (formerly named Loboa loboi), and ...
Histoplasmosis
Antigens can cross-react with antigens of African histoplasmosis (caused by Histoplasma duboisii), blastomycosis, ...
Adolfo Lutz
Lutz was also responsible for the identification of South American blastomycosis, which received his name (Lutz-Splendore-de- ...
Pyodermatitis vegetans
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Blastomycosis definition, symptoms, risk and prevention, sources of infection, diagnosis, treatment, information for healthcare ... Blastomycosis is an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The fungus lives in the environment, particularly in moist ... People can get blastomycosis after breathing in the microscopic fungal spores from the air. Although most people who breathe in ...
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Blastomycosis is an infection caused by breathing in the Blastomyces dermatitidis fungus. The fungus is found in decaying wood ... You can get blastomycosis by contact with moist soil, most commonly where there is rotting wood and leaves. The fungus enters ... Blastomycosis. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and ... Blastomycosis is an infection caused by breathing in the Blastomyces dermatitidis fungus. The fungus is found in decaying wood ...
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... and meeting only non-confirmatory laboratory criteria for blastomycosis should not be counted as a case of blastomycosis since ... Blastomycosis, caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces (most commonly the species (spp.) B. dermatitidis and B. gilchristii ... The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists position statement# 19-ID-02 approved the addition of Blastomycosis as a ... Disseminated infections and life-threatening pulmonary disease are a major concern with blastomycosis, and a better ...
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Blastomycosis in immunocompromised patients.. Pappas PG1, Threlkeld MG, Bedsole GD, Cleveland KO, Gelfand MS, Dismukes WE. ... Almost 30% of the patients in our series died secondary to blastomycosis, with most deaths occurring within 5 weeks following ... Furthermore, almost one third of those patients who died of other causes had evidence of persistent blastomycosis at death. ... We have observed a marked increased in the number of immunocompromised patients with blastomycosis over the last 15 years, ...
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A skin lesion of blastomycosis is a symptom of an infection with the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The skin becomes infected ... Another form of blastomycosis is only on the skin and usually gets better on its own with time. This article deals with the ... Blastomycosis. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennetts Principles and Practice of Infectious ... How well you do depends on the form of blastomycosis and on your immune system. People with a suppressed immune system may need ...
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... and having a coworker with blastomycosis. Canine blastomycosis was not a risk factor for human disease in dog owners. ... A significantly greater proportion of patients with blastomycosis than control subjects were involved in outdoor occupations. A ... A significant association between canine and human blastomycosis was not observed.CONCLUSIONS: Independent risk factors for ... Matched cross-sectional questionnaire of 112 patients with history of blastomycosis and 118 control subjects in Manitoba and ...
Blastomycosis in Northwestern Ontario, 2004 to 2014
Blastomycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and the recently discovered Blastomyces ... Blastomycosis in Northwestern Ontario, 2004 to 2014. Daniel Dalcin1 and Syed Zaki Ahmed1,2 ... The case-fatality rate from direct complications of blastomycosis disease was calculated to be 20.3%; this case-fatality rate ... The medical charts of 64 patients with confirmed cases of blastomycosis in northwestern Ontario during a 10-year period (2004 ...
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Symptoms of Blastomycosis in Dogs
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Pulmonary blastomycosis diagnosed in Hawai'i.
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Blastomycosis and HIV
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Blastomycosis is a systematic yeastlike fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is commonly ... Blastomycosis in Dogs. Blastomycosis is a systematic yeastlike fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis ... Blastomycosis typically occurs when the dog inhales the airborne fungal spores of the genus Blastomyces dermatitidis after the ... The best methods for diagnosing blastomycosis is an examination of the cells in the lymph nodes, an analysis of fluid drained ...
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Blastomycosis in Cats - Cat-World
Blastomycosis in Cats. April 2, 2017. by juliawilson1969 About. Blastomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the dimorphic ... Humans have become infected with blastomycosis from dog bites.. Symptoms. The incubation period of blastomycosis is between 30 ... Cases of blastomycosis with CNS involvement have the poorest prognosis.. Home care. *Administer medication as prescribed by ... There is no vaccine for blastomycosis. The only way to prevent infection is to keep your cat indoors, especially if you live in ...
Blastomycosis in Dogs | VetDepot.com
Read this article from VetDepot to learn about the signs and symptoms of the fungal infection blastomycosis and how it could ... Signs of Blastomycosis. After blasto has gained entry to the body, it can travel almost anywhere and cause a variety of ... Blastomycosis, or blasto as it is often called, is a fungal disease that most commonly affects dogs. Blasto organisms live in ... The symptoms of blastomycosis are not unique to this disease. After taking a thorough history (including information about ...
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We treat Blastomycosis, Bronchiectasis, Histoplasmosis, and so many other lung infections. Learn more about our lung infection ... Blastomycosis: This infection is caused by a fungus found on moist soil and decomposing leaves and wood. Most people who ... Blastomycosis treatment is typically anti-fungal medications. Bronchiectasis: Bronchiectasis occurs when the bronchi in the ...
Blastomycosis in Dogs
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Etymologia: Blastomycosis - Volume 20, Number 11-November 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Blastomycosis [blasʺto-mi-koʹsis]. From the Greek blastós ("germ, sprout") and mykēs ("fungus, mushroom"), this invasive fungal ... Henry R. Etymologia: Blastomycosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2014;20(11):1794. doi:10.3201/eid2011.et2011.. ... Clinical and laboratory update on blastomycosis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2010;23:367-81 . DOIPubMed ... Henry R. Etymologia: Blastomycosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(11):1794. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.et2011. ...
Blastomycosis - Abstracts from the Medical Literature
Blastomycosis: The great pretender can also be an opportunist. Initial clinical diagnosis and underlying diseases in 123 ... However, blastomycosis was identified in a biopsy specimen. We also review cases of isolated laryngeal blastomycosis that have ... Blastomycosis Abstracts Blastomycosis: The great pretender can also be an opportunist. Initial clinical diagnosis and ... An EIA using purified antigen A has a high sensitivity for blastomycosis and good specificity, and distinguishes blastomycosis ...
Atypical Cutaneous Blastomycosis in a Child With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Infliximab | American Academy of Pediatrics
Atypical Cutaneous Blastomycosis in a Child With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Infliximab. Robert J. Smith, Markus D. Boos, ... Blastomycosis is rare in pediatric patients, with cutaneous manifestations occurring even less frequently. Here, we report the ... Atypical Cutaneous Blastomycosis in a Child With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Infliximab ... Atypical Cutaneous Blastomycosis in a Child With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Infliximab ...
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North American Blastomycosis in Zambia | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Blastomyces41
- Blastomycosis is an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces . (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis is an infection caused by breathing in the Blastomyces dermatitidis fungus. (medlineplus.gov)
- Blastomycosis, caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces (most commonly the species (spp. (cdc.gov)
- Illness in a person with compelling evidence (e.g., culture, histopathology, seroconversion) of a different fungal infection, such as histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis, and meeting only non-confirmatory laboratory criteria for blastomycosis should not be counted as a case of blastomycosis since other fungal infections can cause false positive Blastomyces antigen and antibody test results. (cdc.gov)
- Microscopic image of Blastomyces dermatitidis , the causative agent of blastomycosis (magnification 1000x). (britannica.com)
- A chest X-ray showing lung infiltrates in a blastomycosis infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis bacteria. (britannica.com)
- Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. (wikipedia.org)
- Blastomycosis is caused by the dimorphic microfungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, a member of the phylum Ascomycota in the family Ajellomycetaceae. (wikipedia.org)
- Blastomyces antigen detection for diagnosis and management of Blastomycosis. (medscape.com)
- Development of a highly sensitive and specific blastomycosis antibody enzyme immunoassay using Blastomyces dermatitidis surface protein BAD-1. (medscape.com)
- Blastomycosis is an invasive fungal disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and the recently discovered Blastomyces gilchristii . (hindawi.com)
- Dogs are most likely to develop blastomycosis if they are exposed to the fungus that causes it, Blastomyces dermatitidis . (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis, a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, was once thought to be endemic only to the Central and Great Lakes regions of the United States of America. (biomedsearch.com)
- Blastomycosis is a systematic yeastlike fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis , which is commonly found in decaying wood and soil. (petmd.com)
- Blastomycosis typically occurs when the dog inhales the airborne fungal spores of the genus Blastomyces dermatitidis after the contaminated soil has been disturbed. (petmd.com)
- Blastomycosis is caused by a dimorphic (has two forms) fungus termed Blastomyces dermatitidis . (emedicinehealth.com)
- Blastomycosis is an infection caused by various related genotypes of the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis . (emedicinehealth.com)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the dimorphic microfungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is present in moist soil and areas of thick decaying matter such as river banks, lakes, swamps, forests, and woods. (cat-world.com.au)
- In investigating six cases of blastomycosis in two school groups that had separately visited an environmental camp in northern Wisconsin in June 1984, we identified a large outbreak of the disease and isolated Blastomyces dermatitidis from soil at a beaver pond near the camp. (nutramed.com)
- Blastomycosis is caused by exposure to the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is believed to reside in organically rich soil and decaying vegetation. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- The thermally dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis causes blastomycosis, one of the mycoses that is endemic in North America. (asm.org)
- Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis , which thrives in decomposing matter like leaves and wood or moist soil. (naturalpedia.com)
- Blastomycosis is an invasive infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis , which is endemic to the upper and mid-Mississippi River valley in the US, Canada, the Mediterranean basin, and parts of Africa. (bmj.com)
- Blastomycosis is an invasive infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis , endemic to the north central and southern US, Canada, and parts of Africa. (bmj.com)
- Blastomycosis is a rare infection that may develop when people inhale a fungus called Blastomyces dermatitidis , a fungus that is found in moist soil, particularly where there is rotting vegetation. (nih.gov)
- Diagnosis of blastomycosis is often done using a combination of clinical signs and cytologic or histopathologic identification of the organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis , from infected tissues. (scirp.org)
- Chester, E.M., Axtell, R.C. and Scalarone, G.M. (2003) Blastomyces dermatitidis lysate antigens: Antibody detection in serial serum specimens from dogs with blastomycosis. (scirp.org)
- Shurley, J.F., Legendre, A.M. and Scalarone, G.M. (2005) Blastomyces dermatitidis antigen detection in urine specimens from dogs with blastomycosis using a competitive binding inhibition ELISA. (scirp.org)
- Blastomycosis in the brain caused by the Fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, PAS stain. (gettyimages.ca)
- We describe a case of blastomycosis in an 8-year-old boy with Blastomyces-associated osteomyelitis and possible pulmonary involvement. (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis is a systematic yeastlike fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis , which thrives in wet environments, such as riverbanks, lakes and swamps, where damp soil lacking direct sunlight fosters growth of the fungus. (petmd.com)
- Blastomycosis is definitely the effect of a dimorphous (includes not one but two styles) fungi named Blastomyces dermatitidis . (global-medicalsearch.com)
- Blastomycosis is an illness attributable to different related genotypes from the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis . (global-medicalsearch.com)
- Blastomycosis is a rare infectious multisystem disease that is caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. (health-portal.net)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic pyogranulomatous infection usually caused by the inhalation of (spores) conidia of Blastomyces dermatitidis. (diseasesdic.com)
- Blastomycosis is caused when the spores of the offending fungus Blastomyces Dermatitidis become airborne and inhaled by an individual. (diseasesdic.com)
- Blastomycosis is caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. (medicalrealm.net)
- 1) Walkty A, Keynan Y, Karlowsky J, Dhaliwal P, Embil J. Central nervous system blastomycosis diagnosed using the MVista(R) Blastomyces quantitative antigen enzyme immunoassay test on cerebrospinal fluid: A case report and review of the literature. (miravistalabs.com)
- Blastomycosis is a sometimes deadly disease caused by a fungus called blastomyces. (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis (also known as 'North American blastomycosis', 'Blastomycetic dermatitis', and 'Gilchrist's disease') is a fungal infection of humans and other animals, notably dogs and occasionally cats, caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis. (icd.codes)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis . (dogzhealth.com)
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- Prevent blastomycosis by keeping your dog away from the damp, shaded areas where the fungus that causes it thrives. (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis follow-up is very important to obtain the proper treatment and to check for reinfection by the fungus. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Blastomycosis is caused when the conidial forms (spores) of the fungus become airborne and are inhaled by a person or susceptible animal. (emedicinehealth.com)
- However, the definitive diagnosis of blastomycosis is done by isolating (growing) the fungus from one or more tissue samples (blood, sputum samples or biopsy samples from skin, bone marrow, liver , or other organs). (emedicinehealth.com)
- In some cases of blastomycosis, the fungus can be more elusive and more specialized procedures may be required to confirm the suspicion. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- Symptoms of blastomycosis may not manifest until three to four weeks after the fungus is inhaled. (naturalpedia.com)
- Blastomycosis is a potentially deadly disease that is caused by a fungus found in damp soil where mold is present. (pethealthnetwork.com)
- A dog can get blastomycosis simply by inhaling the fungus that is hidden in the soil. (pethealthnetwork.com)
- Unfortunately, there is no vaccine or effective way to remove the fungus that causes blastomycosis. (pethealthnetwork.com)
- Blastomycosis is a rare, but potentially fatal infection caused by thermally dimorphic fungus B. dermatitidis . (omicsonline.org)
- Thus, it is believed that the incidence of the disease in animals is a surrogate for the prevalence of fungus in the environment and, possibly, an indicator for blastomycosis in humans. (omicsonline.org)
- Blastomycosis is called a biphasic organism because it can grow in the environment as a fungus and within a mammal as a yeast. (canadiangoldens.com)
- Blastomycosis adhere to-upward is important to discover the medicine as well as carefully consider reinfection from the fungus. (global-medicalsearch.com)
- With much more severe circumstances of blastomycosis, this fungus can disseminate (propagate) with areas of the body, for example thin person. (global-medicalsearch.com)
- Blastomycosis is a fungal infection which is happening when there is breathing in the spores of the fungus which is growing in moist soils located along the waterways and wooded areas. (homenaturalcures.com)
- Blastomycosis is an infection that occurs by inhaling a fungus that mainly affects the lungs. (greenhealthtips.com)
- Although people cannot get blastomycosis directly from their dogs, they may acquire the fungus from their dog patients' bandages and/or bedding. (dogzhealth.com)
- Infections are most commonly found in moist soil, areas close to water, and in dogs that spend lots of time in areas where the blastomycosis fungus exist. (simplewag.com)
Infection41
- You may not need to take medicine for a mild blastomycosis infection that stays in the lungs. (medlineplus.gov)
- Cross-reactivity is a known problem with the EIA antigen test, and cases known to be infected with another fungal infection should not be counted as blastomycosis cases. (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis manifests as a primary lung infection in about 70% of cases. (wikipedia.org)
- Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection. (medlineplus.gov)
- Blastomycosis is a fungal systemic infection rarely found in cats, being more common in dogs and humans. (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection that is common in dogs. (vetinfo.com)
- Coughing , wheezing and labored breathing are common symptoms of infection with blastomycosis. (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis can be difficult to diagnose, because its symptoms are often similar to those of a bacterial lung or skin infection. (vetinfo.com)
- While blastomycosis can spread to humans, it's rare for the infection to do so. (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection endemic in the south central, southeastern, and Midwestern United States, and the Canadian provinces bordering the Great Lakes. (ucsf.edu)
- Because blastomycosis can affect so many regions of the body, clinical signs can vary depending on where the infection is. (vetstreet.com)
- Although blastomycosis may be more common and more severe in immunocompromised patients, it is a less common opportunistic infection than histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis . (merckmanuals.com)
- According to IndyVet's Dr. James Speiser, the infection is called blastomycosis, and it is very common in the Midwest. (fox59.com)
- In blastomycosis, skin infection may begin as very small, raised bumps. (merckmanuals.com)
- Most cases of blastomycosis are usually diagnosed after the infection has become chronic. (cdc.gov)
- Because of strong suspicion of a fungal infection, probably blastomycosis, and considering the patient's stay in Chicago, anti-TB therapy was replaced with itraconazole at a dose of 200 mg 2×/d. (cdc.gov)
- Early descriptions emphasized the cutaneous manifestations, so blastomycosis was considered primarily a localized dermatologic condition rather than a systemic infection. (asm.org)
- The clinical manifestations of infection with B. dermatitidis are protean, and blastomycosis may mimic other, more common diseases. (asm.org)
- It is a common infection among dogs, especially in areas where blastomycosis is widespread. (naturalpedia.com)
- When a patient, especially one with a weakened immune system, has severe blastomycosis, the infection can spread from the lungs to other parts of the body like the skin, bones and joints, and the central nervous system (CNS), or to the brain and the spinal cord. (naturalpedia.com)
- The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between production of certain lymphokines in progressive blastomycosis in untreated mice, resistance to infection in immunized mice, and cure in antifungal triazole (SCH 39304)-treated mice. (nih.gov)
- In immunized mice a low-grade chronic blastomycosis emerged after 3 weeks of infection. (nih.gov)
- We hypothesize that subtle differences in different molecules of innate immunity may contribute to either the predisposition or clinical course of infection with Blastomycosis dermatitidis. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- With this study we hope to identify a group of molecules of innate immunity which influence the risk and severity of invasive Blastomycosis dermatitidis infection. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Patients in the database have been confirmed with a diagnosis of Blastomycosis dermatitides infection by a combination of isolation of the yeast form in a diagnostic microbiology laboratory and/or an elevated cryptococcal antigen titer (which is commercially available). (clinicaltrials.gov)
- EDITOR'S NOTE: In the first five installments of this newspaper's blastomycosis series, The Expositor delved into the human side of the fungal infection that took the life of one Manitoulin woman early this year. (manitoulin.ca)
- SHEGUIANDAH-Like part three of the series, the story that explored the life and untimely death of Gwen Young, a 47-year-old mother of two whose tragic passing led to The Expositor's health series on blastomycosis, this article also centres around the village of Sheguiandah where many dogs, as well as two cats, have contracted the fungal infection. (manitoulin.ca)
- Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis are caused by dimorphic fungi, can be epidemic or endemic, and can produce a spectrum of illness, from subclinical infection to progressive disseminated disease. (semanticscholar.org)
- Itraconazole is the drug of choice for treatment of both histoplasmosis and blastomycosis, except in cases of life-threatening infection, for which amphotericin B is indicated. (semanticscholar.org)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic and cutaneous fungal infection of humans, dogs, cats and other animals that has been reported from parts of North America, Africa and India. (omicsonline.org)
- In the current work we report a series of cases of blastomycosis in Quebec associated with exposure to wood as a possible source of infection. (omicsonline.org)
- Our findings suggest that it may be important to question blastomycosis patients about exposure to decaying wood as a possible source for acquiring the infection. (omicsonline.org)
- Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal fungal infection endemic to parts of North America. (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis is in actuality a fungal infection of humans and other animals, especially cats and dogs, so kudos on the sick name reference. (severed-cinema.com)
- Blastomycosis is a common zoonotic fungal infection in endemic areas, like border of the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, the Mississippi River and Ohio River. (medicaljoyworks.com)
- You see blastomycosis is an infection found in your dog that is caused by a fungal organism. (fireflyarticles.com)
- Contaminated soil with organic matter is the reservoir of blastomycosis infection. (medicalrealm.net)
- Blastomycosis is a meaningful fungal infection in many parts of North America. (gordonsetterexpert.org)
- When blastomycosis is spreading on the other parts of the body, then you can get nodules, pustules or papules in the areas affected with this infection. (homenaturalcures.com)
- This infection usually starts in the lungs and the disseminated blastomycosis spreads to other lymphatic regions. (simplewag.com)
- Background: Blastomycosis (BLM) fungal infection is endemic in the Midwest and Southeastern US. (confex.com)
Dermatitidis11
- There are two major types of blastomycosis: the North American, caused by B. dermatitidis, and the South American, caused by B. brasiliensis . (britannica.com)
- Caring for the immunocompromised patient poses many diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the clinician, and among those patients who have been exposed to areas endemic for blastomycosis, B. dermatitidis must be regarded as a potentially important opportunistic pathogen. (nih.gov)
- Although dogs can get infected through a skin wound that becomes contaminated by soil, most dogs get blastomycosis from inhaling B. dermatitidis fungal spores. (vetstreet.com)
- verrucous cutaneous blastomycosis resembles malignancy, and mass-like lung opacities due to B. dermatitidis often are confused with cancer. (asm.org)
- The diagnosis of blastomycosis was based upon clinical findings and supported by positive cultures for B. dermatitidis or histopathology studies ( 12 ). (asm.org)
- Antigen that bound to the antibody-coated wells was detected with biotinylated anti- B. dermatitidis immunoglobulin G. The cutoff for positivity was determined by receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, evaluating urine specimens from patients with blastomycosis versus those from healthy volunteers. (asm.org)
- A diagnosis of blastomycosis was based on a positive culture (14 patients) or typical histopathologic features (one patient) for B. dermatitidis in clinical specimens. (annals.org)
- Sestero, C.M. and Scalarone, G.M. (2006) Detection of IgG and IgM in sera from canines with blastomycosis using eight B. dermatitidis yeast phase lysate antigens. (scirp.org)
- Thoracic radiography, cytologic examination of lung lesion aspirates, and B. dermatitidis AGID serology should be performed on clinically ill zoo felids in endemic areas to rule out blastomycosis. (elsevier.com)
- Blastomycosis, known as Blastomycosis Dermatitidis, is a systemic fungal disease which is commonly found in both humans and dogs. (simplewag.com)
- Blastomycosis dermatitidis is most commonly found in large breed, male dogs, especially hunting and sporting breeds. (simplewag.com)
Termed North American blastomycosis1
- Blastomycosis is also termed North American blastomycosis, Gilchrist's disease, and blastomycetic dermatitis . (emedicinehealth.com)
Canine Blastomycosis5
- Canine blastomycosis was not a risk factor for human disease in dog owners. (hindawi.com)
- The recognition of canine blastomycosis helped in the early diagnosis of human cases. (annals.org)
- Because both dogs and patients were probably infected at the same place, canine blastomycosis may be an important epidemiologic marker, alerting physicians to the possible presence of concomitant blastomycosis in humans. (annals.org)
- Canine blastomycosis occurs when a dog inhales infected spores. (dogzhealth.com)
- Especially if your dog has been in an environment in which canine blastomycosis is common. (simplewag.com)
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- If it involves only the lungs, it is called pulmonary blastomycosis. (wikipedia.org)
- less than 50% of healthy people with blastomycosis have symptoms, while immunocompromised patients can have the disease spread beyond the lungs to other organs like the skin and bones. (wikipedia.org)
- The prognosis for animals with blastomycosis is poor, especially if the lungs and the nervous system are affected. (vetinfo.com)
- Your vet will need to examine tissue and fluid samples from your dog's lungs, lymph nodes or trachea, in order to diagnose blastomycosis. (vetinfo.com)
- Other tests that may help diagnose blastomycosis include a urine analysis, and an X-ray of the dog's lungs. (petmd.com)
- Individuals infected with blastomycosis confined to the lungs and who are not suffering from severe symptoms often don't require treatment. (naturalpedia.com)
- The light patches taking up space in what should be dark areas of the dog's lungs literally demand attention, stark and unnatural, like Blastomycosis in the lungs of a dog. (animalshelter.org)
- It should be borne in mind that blastomycosis involves the lungs and bone and should be included in the differential diagnoses in appropriate cases. (aspergillus.org.uk)
- By way of a recap, blastomycosis is a fungal spore found in rotted wood, vegetation and soil with low pH levels that, when breathed in (it can also be contracted through a cut in the skin, but this is more rare), can cause the spore to germinate within the body (typically the lungs) which can also spread to the central nervous system. (manitoulin.ca)
- She was brought to the Island Animal Hospital and overseen by Dr. Johanne Paquet and, following a chest x-ray that showed her lungs were filled with yeast, Dr. Paquet was able to confirm her suspicions-the cat had blastomycosis. (manitoulin.ca)
- Dogs often acquire blastomycosis after breathing in the spores from the soil through their nose and into their lungs. (canadiangoldens.com)
- People with evidence of Blastomycosis spreading beyond the lungs, or whose symptoms do not improve, will require treatment. (diseasesdic.com)
- Most cases of acute blastomycosis in dogs involve the respiratory system and cause potentially serious disease of the lungs, such as pneumonia . (dogzhealth.com)
Abstract2
- abstract = "Blastomycosis was diagnosed in six nondomestic felids from eastern Tennessee, including two Asian lions (Panthera leo persicus), one African lion (Panthera leo), one Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris), one cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), and one snow leopard (Panthera uncia). (elsevier.com)
- abstract = "Objective - To evaluate efficacy and nephrotoxicity of amphotericin B lipid complex used for treatment of dogs with naturally developing blastomycosis. (elsevier.com)
Spores5
- People can get blastomycosis after breathing in the microscopic fungal spores from the air. (cdc.gov)
- Although almost anyone can become infected with the fungi, those at highest risk for blastomycosis are immunosuppressed individuals and those that live in or visit areas where the fungal spores are plentiful. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Most dogs get blastomycosis from inhaling fungal spores. (vetstreet.com)
- Individuals can get blastomycosis once the microscopic and airborne fungal spores are inhaled. (naturalpedia.com)
- You can get blastomycosis from the spores which are in the air or from the fingus which is in soils. (homenaturalcures.com)
Cutaneous blastomycosis3
- This case also highlights an unusual morphology of cutaneous blastomycosis in an iatrogenically immunosuppressed child. (aappublications.org)
- Other less frequent variants with cutaneous blastomycosis and disseminated blascomycosis. (greenhealthtips.com)
- Secondary cutaneous blastomycosis. (greenhealthtips.com)
Coccidioidomycosis3
- Skin testing, so useful in defining the distribution of histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis, has been of no value in mapping endemic areas for blastomycosis. (springer.com)
- The epidemiology of blastomycosis is described less thoroughly than the epidemiologies of the other endemic mycoses of North America, coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis. (asm.org)
- 1/3 of patients with blastomycosis or coccidioidomycosis will exhibit cross reactivity. (miravistavets.com)
Disease31
- Disseminated infections and life-threatening pulmonary disease are a major concern with blastomycosis, and a better understanding of the disease's epidemiology could lead to improved primary and secondary prevention measures. (cdc.gov)
- The signature image of blastomycosis in textbooks is the indolent, verrucous or ulcerated dermal lesion seen in disseminated disease. (wikipedia.org)
- Until more data are available, the newer azoles should be used with caution as primary therapy in immunocompromised patients with blastomycosis, and considered only in patients with limited disease and a stable underlying condition. (nih.gov)
- Amphotericin B is the initial drug of choice for blastomycosis in patients with severe illness (eg, rapidly progressive infections, CNS disease), immunocompromised hosts, and special circumstances (eg, pregnant women, children). (medscape.com)
- As blastomycosis is a systemic disease, the symptoms involve more organs and can take many forms. (vetinfo.com)
- A significantly greater percentage of patients with blastomycosis were immunosuppressed either from collagen vascular disease or immunosuppressive therapy, or had hypothyroidism. (hindawi.com)
- A significant association between canine and human blastomycosis was not observed.CONCLUSIONS: Independent risk factors for development of blastomycosis included immunosuppression for any reason (including drugs or disease), collagen vascular disease, being an outdoor worker, and having a coworker with blastomycosis. (hindawi.com)
- One pregnant woman with blastomycosis did transmit the disease vertically to her fetus. (ucsf.edu)
- Blastomycosis, or blasto as it is often called, is a fungal disease that most commonly affects dogs. (vetdepot.com)
- The symptoms of blastomycosis are not unique to this disease. (vetdepot.com)
- Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal disease that may be asymptomatic or progressive and may lead to death. (nutramed.com)
- Pulmonary blastomycosis may be asymptomatic or cause an acute, self-limited disease that often goes unrecognized. (merckmanuals.com)
- The enigmas of blastomycosis go straight to the disease itself. (springer.com)
- The infectious disease blastomycosis is rare in most areas of the United States but more common in our region. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- Chronic pulmonary blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed and treated as tuberculosis in disease-endemic and non-disease-endemic areas. (cdc.gov)
- Blastomycosis is predominantly a disease of North America. (asm.org)
- Humans and animals like dogs, rats, and cats may contract blastomycosis, but the disease is rarely transmitted from human-to-human or animal-to-human. (naturalpedia.com)
- Two patterns of disease emerged: localized pulmonary involvement (seven patients), and disseminated or extrapulmonary blastomycosis (eight patients). (annals.org)
- Six patients died within 21 days of presentation with blastomycosis, including four patients with disseminated and two with fulminant pulmonary disease. (annals.org)
- Center for Disease Control (1996) Blastomycosis-Wisconsin, 1986-1995. (scirp.org)
- Center for Disease Control (1999) Blastomycosis acquired occupationally during prairie dog relocation-Colorado, 1998. (scirp.org)
- Since blastomycosis is not a reportable disease except for few hyperendemic areas in the United States and Ontario, Canada, our knowledge is primarily based on the studies of disease outbreaks or exposure histories in these hyper-endemic regions [ 1 , 7 ]. (omicsonline.org)
- Blastomycosis is a serious disease that can be fatal. (felipedia.org)
- Blastomycosis is a serious fungal disease that infects dogs and humans through the respiratory tract. (astoriaanimals.com)
- In summary, a fungal etiology should be considered in patients with undiagnosed CNS disease or with systemic or pulmonary blastomycosis who manifest CNS findings. (miravistalabs.com)
- When people are having blastomycosis in their middle stadium, then their disease can be cured without medical treatment. (homenaturalcures.com)
- But also there are chances when people are having blastomycosis to get chronic disease which not only is difficult to be healed but also this disease is spreading to the other parts of the body such as central nervous system, bones, skin and genitourinary system. (homenaturalcures.com)
- Editor's note: This story has been changed to reflect that more one in 10 people diagnosed with blastomycosis in Wisconsin died from the disease. (cdc.gov)
- What is blastomycosis, and how does an animal get this disease? (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
- C anine blastomycosis is a fungal disease that can affect not only dogs, but also people, and sometimes cats. (dogzhealth.com)
- People and dogs can be infected by blastomycosis but dogs are considerably more prone to the disease. (dogzhealth.com)
Case of blastomycosis3
- To minimize duplicate counting of infections that are due to relapse or reactivation, a given person should be counted only once as a probable or confirmed case of blastomycosis despite repeated positive testing over time. (cdc.gov)
- Dr. Speiser says he sees about once case of blastomycosis per month. (fox59.com)
- This case of Blastomycosis came disguised as lung cancer. (animalshelter.org)
Dogs with blastomycosis2
- Animals - 11 dogs with blastomycosis. (elsevier.com)
- To complicate matters further, up to 30% of dogs with blastomycosis lack measurable serum antibodies at the time of initial evaluation. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
Incidence of blastomycosis3
- 05)Conclusions: The incidence of blastomycosis has been increasing in Illinois. (nutramed.com)
- It has been reported that there is a high incidence of blastomycosis in patients who are immunosuppressed, or obese or diabetic. (medicaljoyworks.com)
- The incidence of blastomycosis in cats and humans is much lower than in dogs. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis5
- Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis. (semanticscholar.org)
- article{Bradsher1996HistoplasmosisAB, title={Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis. (semanticscholar.org)
- TREATMENT: Treatment consists of prolonged systemic antifungal therapy, with itraconazole as the first-choice agent for histoplasmosis and blastomycosis. (uzh.ch)
- The antigen detected in histoplasmosis and blastomycosis is an immunologically identical galactomannan, so differentiation of the two is impossible. (miravistalabs.com)
- Antigen detection provides a rapid, sensitive, noninvasive method for diagnosis, but does not distinguish histoplasmosis and blastomycosis. (miravistalabs.com)
Acute respirat2
- In two-thirds of patients who died of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by blastomycosis, the diagnosis was either not suspected or considered only after the patient became moribund ( 10 ). (asm.org)
- Some cases progress to overwhelming blastomycosis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. (medicaljoyworks.com)
Prognosis1
- Cases of blastomycosis with CNS involvement have the poorest prognosis. (cat-world.com.au)
Occur4
- In the United States, cases of blastomycosis occur primarily in midwestern, south-central, and southeastern states, particularly areas surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence River (3, 4). (cdc.gov)
- Among the endemic mycoses, blastomycosis has been least often associated with disorders of immune function, but the data presented herein suggest that blastomycosis may occur more commonly in immunocompromised patients than was previously recognized. (nih.gov)
- Blastomycosis is found predominately in the central and southeast U.S., although it does occur in Canada, Africa, and sporadically in a few other countries. (emedicinehealth.com)
- When symptoms of blastomycosis do occur, they appear after a latent or incubation period of time that ranges from about three to 15 weeks after the initial exposure to the fungi. (emedicinehealth.com)
North America4
- Summary: Blastomycosis is endemic in regions of North America that border the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Mississippi River and Ohio River basins. (asm.org)
- Blastomycosis has been known as North American blastomycosis in order to distinguish it from South American blastomycosis (paracoccidioidomycosis), but this terminology was abandoned upon the realization that blastomycosis is not restricted to North America. (asm.org)
- The organism causing blastomycosis is endemic to portions of North America. (illnessopedia.org)
- Blastomycosis appears in only certain geographic areas in North America, most often the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, and St. Lawrence River valleys. (urbananimalveterinary.com)
Extrapulmonary blastomycosis2
- Osteomyelitis is diagnosed in up to 25% of extrapulmonary blastomycosis with the vertebrae, skull, ribs, and long bones being most commonly affected. (ucsf.edu)
- Extrapulmonary blastomycosis may manifest in the skin or genitals. (merckmanuals.com)
Treatment of blastomycosis in dogs1
- This page looks at the symptoms, cause, and treatment of blastomycosis in dogs. (dogzhealth.com)
Humans5
- Blastomycosis can affect humans, but it is not contagious from cats to humans or from one cat to another. (vetinfo.com)
- Blastomycosis can spread to humans, so see your own physician if you develop any skin lesions or breathing difficulties. (vetinfo.com)
- Humans have become infected with blastomycosis from dog bites. (cat-world.com.au)
- Blastomycosis is more common in dogs than in humans, and it's rare in cats . (vetstreet.com)
- Many humans and animals have positive blastomycosis screening tests, but this does not mean that they have (or had) blastomycosis. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
Lesions7
- In North American blastomycosis, skin and lung lesions are most common: pulmonary lesions vary in size from granulomatous nodules to confluent, diffuse areas of pus-forming inflammation involving the entire lobe of the lung. (britannica.com)
- The best methods for diagnosing blastomycosis is an examination of the cells in the lymph nodes , an analysis of fluid drained from skin lesions, a tracheal wash for collecting trachea (windpipe) fluids, and an examination of lung tissues. (petmd.com)
- If blastomycosis is spread by the blood or lymphatic system, skin lesions or bone lesions may develop. (emedicinehealth.com)
- Blastomycosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for stifle joint lameness with lytic lesions in the patella. (illinois.edu)
- Chronic blastomycosis , in which there is a calcification of the lung lesions, invasion of the pleura and sometimes of the chest wall. (greenhealthtips.com)
- Since the organism is usually shed in large numbers in the draining lesions, blastomycosis may be diagnosed in the office with cytology. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
- Skin lesions of blastomycosis. (icd.codes)
Epidemiology2
- The Epidemiology of Blastomycosis in Illinois and Factors Associated with Death. (nutramed.com)
- The absence of sensitive and specific serologic assays and the use of inadequate skin test reagents have hindered efforts to fully define the epidemiology of blastomycosis, the understanding of which is based primarily upon case series. (asm.org)
Symptoms and Signs Blastomyc1
- What Are the Symptoms and Signs Blastomycosis? (emedicinehealth.com)
Risk factors for acquiring bla1
- BACKGROUND: Blastomycosis is potentially fatal, but environmental risk factors for acquiring blastomycosis are not well established.METHOD: Matched cross-sectional questionnaire of 112 patients with history of blastomycosis and 118 control subjects in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario.RESULTS: The most common tissues involved with blastomycosis were pulmonary, skin and soft tissues, and bone. (hindawi.com)
Documenting the diagnosis of blastomycosis1
- We present the first reported case series of patients documenting the diagnosis of blastomycosis in the Pacific region. (biomedsearch.com)
Diseases3
- The number of patients diagnosed with blastomycosis in Ontario was observed to have increased substantially compared with before 1990, when blastomycosis was removed from the list of reportable diseases. (hindawi.com)
- As symptoms are common in other diseases too, he may wish to perform some diagnostic tests to confirm blastomycosis. (cat-world.com.au)
- Both acute and chronic infections with blastomycosis may mimic other diseases due to the rarity and variability of the presentation. (freethesaurus.com)
Biopsy4
- Blastomycosis is diagnosed by culturing the fungi from infected organ systems (biopsy samples). (emedicinehealth.com)
- Blastomycosis will be diagnosed simply by culturing a fungi coming from infected organ programs (biopsy trials). (global-medicalsearch.com)
- A lung biopsy is another option for the diagnosis of blastomycosis, and results will be shown promptly. (illnessopedia.org)
- A biopsy of the patella led to a histopathological diagnosis of blastomycosis. (illinois.edu)
Dimorphic1
- Unlike many of the other systemic dimorphic mycoses, blastomycosis usually occurs in healthy hosts and is frequently associated with point-source exposure. (ucsf.edu)
Organism2
- Serologic tests can support a diagnosis of blastomycosis, but finding the organism in fluid or tissue samples taken from the patient is the best way to reach a definitive diagnosis. (vetdepot.com)
- Understanding of the origin of blastomycosis and natural habitat has been limited by difficulty in culturing the organism from the environmental sources . (omicsonline.org)
Endemic areas3
- However, the geographic distribution of blastomycosis remains poorly understood and can be highly focal even within endemic areas. (cdc.gov)
- Clinically, blastomycosis can be difficult to recognize even in the endemic areas where clinicians are aware of this problem. (nutramed.com)
- The enigmas encompass the natural habitat of the etiologic agent, extent of exposure and subclinical infections in endemic areas, distribution of en- demic foci throughout the world, inconsistency of serologic evaluation of infected patients, and varying response of such patients to standard treat- ment regimens. (springer.com)
Enzyme immunoassay2
- Antibody detection by enzyme immunoassay may aid in differentiating histoplasmosis [2] and blastomycosis [11] and support the diagnosis in patients with negative antigen results. (miravistalabs.com)
- There is a new antigen test (enzyme immunoassay or EIA) for blastomycosis that may enable veterinarians to more quickly and accurately diagnose this condition. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
Clinical Signs of Blastomycosis2
- What Are the Clinical Signs of Blastomycosis? (vetstreet.com)
- One dog died of an unrelated cause 5.5 months after treatment, but did not have clinical signs of blastomycosis at the time of death. (elsevier.com)
Laboratory update on blastomycosis2
- Clinical and laboratory update on blastomycosis. (medscape.com)
- Saccente, M. and Woods, G.L. (2010) Clinical and laboratory update on blastomycosis. (scirp.org)
Itraconazole5
- Oral itraconazole (at a dosage of 200-400 mg/d) is the azole of choice in adult patients with indolent nonmeningeal blastomycosis of mild-to-moderate severity. (medscape.com)
- Although a long course of amphotericin B is usually curative, itraconazole is also highly effective and is the mainstay of therapy for most patients with blastomycosis. (asm.org)
- Diagnosis of disseminated blastomycosis was made and patient was administered oral itraconazole 400 mg daily to be given for a total of 12 months. (aspergillus.org.uk)
- Current IDSA recommendation for osseous blastomycosis is 12-month therapy with itraconazole. (aspergillus.org.uk)
- Blastomycosis is treated with amphothericin B or itraconazole. (medicalrealm.net)
Anti-fungal medication1
- Conventional treatment of blastomycosis is the use of anti-fungal medication. (dogzhealth.com)
Yeast1
- To diagnose Blastomycosis, you need to get a positive sample of the blasto yeast from a lymph node or draining skin lesion or possibly by doing a lung wash, and maybe by sampling material coughed up by the dog. (canadiangoldens.com)
Antifungal3
- To reduce mortality related to delay in diagnosis and treatment, medical providers need to be educated about blastomycosis, with an emphasis on symptom recognition, methods of diagnosis, and appropriate antifungal treatment. (nutramed.com)
- Most patients with blastomycosis exhibit progressive illnesses that require antifungal therapy. (asm.org)
- Blastomycosis should be treated with an antifungal medication. (gordonsetterexpert.org)
Soil4
- You can get blastomycosis by contact with moist soil, most commonly where there is rotting wood and leaves. (medlineplus.gov)
- 5,6 ) Blastomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute pneumonia occurring in the setting of prolonged exposure of soil containing high nitrogen and organic content. (ucsf.edu)
- We most often see blastomycosis in people who excavate soil, work in construction, hunt or garden, but sporadic cases seem to show up among people who have little or no exposure to the outdoors. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- When you are rotting leaves and wood, then you can easily get blastomycosis because you are in a direct contact with moist soil. (homenaturalcures.com)
Antigen detection for diagnosis1
- In this report, we assess the feasibility of antigen detection for diagnosis of blastomycosis. (asm.org)
Cases12
- If untreated, many cases progress over a period of months to years to become disseminated blastomycosis. (wikipedia.org)
- for example, this was seen in 9 of 72 blastomycosis cases studied in northeast Tennessee. (wikipedia.org)
- The medical charts of 64 patients with confirmed cases of blastomycosis in northwestern Ontario during a 10-year period (2004 to 2014) were retrospectively reviewed. (hindawi.com)
- In these cases, your veterinarian may recommend submitting samples of lung or bone tissue to a diagnostic laboratory to confirm a suspected diagnosis of blastomycosis. (vetstreet.com)
- In response to a reported increase in the number of cases of blastomycosis in Illinois, surveillance data reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health from January 1993 to August 2003 were analyzed and the medical records of 4 patients who died were reviewed. (nutramed.com)
- Two cases of blastomycosis are described. (ajtmh.org)
- Antigen was detected in the urine of 92.9% of patients with blastomycosis, including 25 of 28 with disseminated blastomycosis (89.3%) and all 14 cases of pulmonary blastomycosis (100%) (Table 1 ). (asm.org)
- Hence, only severe and recalcitrant cases of blastomycosis are likely to be appropriately diagnosed. (omicsonline.org)
- Our recent experience in a mycology clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre highlights that in a number of cases, individuals were exposed to wood as a possible source of blastomycosis. (omicsonline.org)
- We also identify 309 cases of blastomycosis in Ontario that were seen during a 10-year period, 57% of which occurred from 2001 to 2003. (cdc.gov)
- In Canada, most cases of blastomycosis happen in northwestern Ontario, particularly around the Kenora area. (illnessopedia.org)
- There were 455 reported cases of blastomycosis in Wisconsin between 2011 and 2015, the most recent records available, according to the state Department of Health Services. (cdc.gov)
Aspects of Blastomycosis2
- This review focuses on the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of blastomycosis. (asm.org)
- To describe the clinical, demographic, radiographic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of blastomycosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). (annals.org)
Manifestation of blastomycosis2
- What is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of blastomycosis? (mhmedical.com)
- Pneumonia is the most common manifestation of blastomycosis. (medicaljoyworks.com)
Pneumonia4
- However, the lung changes caused by blastomycosis can resemble those of other types of pneumonia or even cancer. (vetstreet.com)
- OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary blastomycosis often mimics bacterial pneumonia or bronchogenic carcinoma, which may result in delayed therapy or the performance of unnecessary diagnostic procedures. (nutramed.com)
- In our area, blastomycosis should be considered in anyone with pneumonia that does not improve on the usual antibiotic treatment. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- In the acute stage, blastomycosis may be misdiagnosed as bacterial pneumonia and sometimes as another illness. (cdc.gov)
Patients25
- Blastomycosis in immunocompromised patients. (nih.gov)
- We have observed a marked increased in the number of immunocompromised patients with blastomycosis over the last 15 years, increasing from about 3% of patients seen between 1956 and 1977 to almost 24% patients seen between 1978 and 1991. (nih.gov)
- Almost 30% of the patients in our series died secondary to blastomycosis, with most deaths occurring within 5 weeks following the diagnosis. (nih.gov)
- For these reasons, early and aggressive therapy with amphotericin B is indicated for most immunocompromised patients with blastomycosis. (nih.gov)
- Ketoconazole is an effective alternative agent in the treatment of immunocompetent patients with mild-to-moderate blastomycosis. (medscape.com)
- Voriconazole has good cerebrospinal fluid penetration and has been recommended for step-down therapy from amphotericin B in patients with CNS blastomycosis. (medscape.com)
- A significantly greater proportion of patients with blastomycosis than control subjects were involved in outdoor occupations. (hindawi.com)
- The clinical characteristics of 64 patients diagnosed with blastomycosis are summarized. (hindawi.com)
- In a review of 133 Canadian patients with blastomycosis, nearly half had underlying medical conditions, but not those typically associated with marked immunosuppression. (ucsf.edu)
- In only 18% of 123 patients from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson, MS) blastomycosis was correctly suspected at the initial patient evaluation. (nutramed.com)
- One fourth of the patients with blastomycosis had underlying immunodepressive conditions, and underlying diabetes mellitus is present in 22% of patients. (nutramed.com)
- Blastomycosis is rare in pediatric patients, with cutaneous manifestations occurring even less frequently. (aappublications.org)
- Blastomycosis was correctly suspected in only 20% of patients, resulting in unnecessary surgeries and treatment delays ( 7 ). (asm.org)
- Specimens from patients with blastomycosis or other fungal infections were tested. (asm.org)
- ROC analysis demonstrated excellent differentiation between results from the 42 patients with blastomycosis and the 39 healthy volunteers, with an area under the curve of 0.942, a 95% confidence interval of 0.868 to 0.981, and a standard error of 0.026. (asm.org)
- We identified 15 patients with blastomycosis and positive serologic test results for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (annals.org)
- Twelve of 15 patients had a previous or concomitant AIDS-defining illness at the time of diagnosis of blastomycosis, and only one patient had a CD4 lymphocyte count of greater than 200 cells/mm 3 . (annals.org)
- Only two of these nine patients died with evidence of progressive blastomycosis. (annals.org)
- Blastomycosis is a late and frequently fatal infectious complication in a few patients with AIDS. (annals.org)
- Initial therapy with amphotericin B is appropriate in patients with AIDS and presumptive blastomycosis. (annals.org)
- Blastomycosis occurred in six patients in five households. (annals.org)
- A retrospective study of 326 patients with blastomycosis in Mississippi from 1979-1988 was done. (aspergillus.org.uk)
- Not all patients with Blastomycosis require treatment. (diseasesdic.com)
- CNS involvement occurs in 5-10% of patients with blastomycosis [5] and presents as meningitis, meningoencephalitis, epidural abscess, and intracranial mass or abscess [3]. (miravistalabs.com)
- In another report, none of 16 patients died of blastomycosis [6]. (miravistalabs.com)
Diagnose3
- Currently, cytology is considered the most reliable way to diagnose blastomycosis. (vetstreet.com)
- Doctors must diagnose blastomycosis with certainty before beginning treatment. (marshfieldclinic.org)
- Cytology and/or histopathology are required to diagnose blastomycosis conclusively. (spsmallanimalhospital.com)
20171
- 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760680/all/North_American_blastomycosis. (tabers.com)
Commonly1
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16913971?tool=bestpractice.com There are no commonly accepted schematic classifications for blastomycosis, including formal criteria for severity of illness. (bmj.com)