A Case of Pulmonary Blastomycosis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 77-81, 2012.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-101771
ABSTRACT
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus that causes the systemic pyogranulomatous disease known as blastomycosis. Blastomycosis most often involves the lungs, skin, and may involve nearly every organ in the body. It is difficult, however, to diagnose blastomycosis in the early stage of pulmonary disease because clinical manifestations are varied from subclinical infection to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Since blastomycosis is often accompanied by granulomatous inflammation in histopathologic findings, differentiation from other etiologic diseases is important. We report a case of a 45-year-old male with pulmonary blastomycosis who had been misdiagnosed with tuberculosis for 3 months.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Pele
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Tuberculose
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Blastomyces
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Blastomicose
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Infecções Assintomáticas
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Fungos
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Granuloma
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Inflamação
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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