blastomycosis
(blas″tō-mī-kō′sĭs)
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[blasto- + mycosis]
A rare fungal infection caused by inhalation of the conidia of Blastomyces dermatitidis. This infection may produce inflammatory lesions of the skin (cutaneous form) or lungs or a generalized invasion of the skin, lungs, bones, central nervous system, kidneys, liver, and spleen.
SYN: SEE: North American blastomycosis
TREATMENT
Treatment consists of amphotericin B, given intravenously, followed by oral itraconazole.
SYN: SEE: Gilchrist disease
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Blastomycosis." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760680/all/blastomycosis.
Blastomycosis. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760680/all/blastomycosis. Accessed November 8, 2024.
Blastomycosis. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760680/all/blastomycosis
Blastomycosis [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760680/all/blastomycosis.
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