Blastomycosis is a rare fungal infection that primarily produces acute lung infections but may
disseminate to multiple sites, including the spine. Once vertebral involvement occurs, an …

Blastomycosis infection is caused by the inhalation of the spores of the dimorphic
Blastomyces sp. fungus. While more commonly a self-limited infection of the lungs …

We report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented to our institution with a large groin
mass. CT, MRI and PET imaging was performed and was concerning for a soft tissue …

Background Blastomycosis is a disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces—a thermally
dimorphic fungus that can cause granulomatous and/or purulent infection. Case …

Study Design. A case report and clinical discussion. Objective. To discuss the diagnosis and
treatment of Blastomyces dermatitidis in the spine. Summary of Background Data …

Bone is the third most frequent site of disease in patients with blastomycosis, and the
vertebrae are among the bones affected most often. We describe the clinical features and …

We report on the conservative and surgical management of a patient with blastomycosis of
the lumbar spine, causing severe and crippling deformity. The diagnosis was made through …

Objective: To report a case of spinal intramedullary blastomycosis causing myelopathy. This
is the first published case of a pediatric patient with intramedullary blastomycosis and …

Abstract A 5-YEAR-OLD MALE patient presented with flank pain, limping, weight loss, and
cachexia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destructive vertebral changes, an epidural …

Introduction We describe a patient who had cervical spine osteomyelitis caused by
Blastomyces dermatitidis that resulted in cord compression and cervical spine instability …