a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
blastomycosis in American English
(ˌblæstoʊmaɪˈkoʊsɪs; ˌblæstəmaɪˈkoʊsɪs)
noun
any disease caused by a blastomycete
Word origin
blasto- + mycosis
Examples of 'blastomycosis' in a sentence
blastomycosis
The patient was diagnosed with disseminated blastomycosis.
Alex G Ortega-Loayza, Tuyet Nguyen 2013, 'Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinalde doença sistêmica', Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200287. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We present a 31-year-old gravid female with multifocal cutaneous blastomycosis.
David Surprenant, Monika Kaniszewska, Kelli Hutchens, Christine Go, Paul O'Keefe,James Swan, Rebecca Tung 2015, 'Blastomycosis and Pregnancy: An Unusual Postpartum Disease Course', Case Reports in Dermatologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/431033. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The initial presentation of blastomycosis may easily be mistaken for other infectious or non-infectious etiologies.
Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Deng Madut, Betty C. Tong, Elizabeth N. Pavlisko, WileyA. Schell, John R. Perfect, Nathan M. Thielman 2018, 'Pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as primary lung cancer', BMC Infectious Diseaseshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3244-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He was diagnosed with pulmonary blastomycosis and started therapy with liposomal amphotericin.
Nicholas M. Moore., Laurie A. Proia 2018, 'Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a liver transplant patient', Medical Mycology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300241. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, blastomycosis also occurs in urban and suburban regions.
Megan E. Huber, Dennis J. Baumgardner, Jessica J. F. Kram, Melissa A. Lemke 2016, 'Geodemographic Features of Human Blastomycosis in Eastern Wisconsin', Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviewshttp://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1251&context=jpcrr. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This report also provides evidence for a new endemic area of blastomycosis infection.
Matthew W Morgan, Irving E Salit 1996, 'Human and Canine Blastomycosis: A Common Source Infection', Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseaseshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/657941. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cutaneous-pulmonary blastomycosis was diagnosed 17 years ago.
Benedicto Oscar Colli, João Alberto Assirati Jr, Hélio Rubens Machado, José Fernandode Castro Figueiredo, Leila Chimelli, Carmine Porcelli Salvarani, Fábio dos Santos 1996, 'Intramedullary spinal cord paracoccidioidomycosis: report of two cases Granuloma paracoccidioidomicóticointramedular: relato de dois casos', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1996000300017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this report we describe five sporadic cases of blastomycosis in asymptomatic patients.
Jennifer L. Anderson, Matthew C. Hall, Jennifer K. Meece 2018, 'Incidental findings of blastomycosis lung nodules in five asymptomatic patients',Medical Mycology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300642. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The presentation of blastomycosis in immunocompromised patients, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
Pralay K. Sarkar, Paras Malhotra, P. S. Sriram 2014, 'Rapid Progression of Pulmonary Blastomycosis in an Untreated Patient of Chronic LymphocyticLeukemia', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/514382. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)