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 …

▪ Objective: To describe the clinical, demographic, radiographic, diagnostic, and therapeutic
aspects of blastomycosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).▪ …

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 …

Blastomycosis is a rare but important fungal infection that occurs primarily in the south
central and midwestern United States. Epidemics of blastomycosis related to a point-source …

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 …

Amphotericin B is effective in therapy for blastomycosis but causes a number of serious
adverse reactions. Because ketoconazole has in-vitro activity against Blastomyces …

Mississippi has the highest prevalence of blastomycosis in the country. In 20 years and 5
months there were 123 patients treated for blastomycosis at the University of Mississippi …

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

Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus
endemic to North America in areas surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys and …