"Blastomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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D001759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.055 C01.703.295.055 C01.703.534.395 C08.381.472.350 C08.730.435.395 C17.800.838.208.055
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Endemic pulmonary fungal diseases in immunocompetent patients: an emphasis on thoracic imaging. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2019 03; 13(3):263-277.
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Blastomycosis-like pyoderma: a diagnostic as well as therapeutic challenge. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Aug; 155(4):512-514.
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Notes from the Field: Blastomycosis Cases Occurring Outside of Regions with Known Endemicity - New York, 2007-2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Sep 28; 67(38):1077-1078.
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Sickle Cough: A Case of Nonresolving Pneumonia. Am J Med. 2018 09; 131(9):e369-e370.
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Disseminated blastomycosis in a transplant patient. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Apr; 20(2):e12870.
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Central Nervous System Blastomycosis in Children: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 07; 36(7):679-684.
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Blastomycosis during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Jun; 88(2):145-151.
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Blastomycosis of the central nervous system in a child: a rare cause of hypopituitarism. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011; 24(9-10):775-7.