Blastomycosis is one of the endemic mycoses in the central United States, caused by a
dimorphic fungus, Blastomyces dermatitidis, that exists in nature in mycelial phase and …

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 …

Background and Methods Few cases of overwhelming pulmonary blastomycosis associated
with the adult respiratory distress syndrome have been reported. We describe 10 patients …

Study objectives To study the epidemiologic and clinical features of blastomycosis in
northeast Tennessee. Design Retrospective review of blastomycosis cases in the region …

One of the endemic fungi, Blastomyces dermatitidis, can cause epidemics of infection with
multiple persons involved in a point source outbreak but more commonly causes sporadic …

Background Blastomycosis is an uncommon granulomatous infection caused by the
thermally dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The most frequent clinical infections …

Blastomyces dermatitidis is acquired in almost all cases via inhalation, and pulmonary
disease is the most frequent clinical manifestation of blastomycosis. Pulmonary disease can …

Blastomycosis is a rare but important fungal infection diagnosed primarily in the south
central and midwestern United States but also in the American and Canadian borders of the …

Blastomycosis is caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The organism
exists in nature in the mould or mycelial phase and converts to the parasitic or yeast phase …

Abstract For the period 1976–1985, the authors attempted to identify all cases of
blastomycosis in Louisiana and studied in detail one county (Washington Parish) suspected …