Blastomycosis in China: a case report and literature review / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
;
(24): 4368-4371, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-333555
ABSTRACT
Blastomycosis is a fungal disease that is endemic in parts of North America. It is very rare in China and also commonly misdiagnosed, often as cancer or other infectious diseases. The clinical profile of a case of disseminated blastomycosis with pulmonary changes and skin ulcers was described. He had been misdiagnosed with tuberculosis, after adequate therapy with a lipid formulation of amphotericin B, followed by itraconazole, the lung and skin lesions improved. Then the five cases reported in China and literatures were reviewed. The aim of this report was to improve the knowledge regarding blastomycosis for physicians in China to avoid delaying adequate therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Blastomycosis
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiography
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China
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Epidemiology
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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