Jerray M, Hayouni A, Benzarti M, Klabi N, Garrouche A
Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Eur Respir J. 1992 Mar;5(3):365-7.
Although blastomycosis is prevalent in the North American continent, it occurs only sporadically in Africa. We describe a 42 yr old patient who complained of intermittent cough and haemoptysis. Clinical findings were strongly suggestive of lung cancer. The diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis was made at thoracotomy. This rather unusual disease in our areas caused a considerable delay in securing the diagnosis and we suggest that this infection may be found elsewhere in Africa and the distribution may be wider than has previously been suspected.
尽管芽生菌病在北美大陆很普遍，但在非洲仅偶尔发生。我们描述了一名42岁的患者，他主诉间歇性咳嗽和咯血。临床检查结果强烈提示为肺癌。开胸手术时诊断为肺芽生菌病。这种在我们地区相当罕见的疾病在确诊上造成了相当大的延误，我们认为这种感染在非洲其他地方可能也存在，其分布范围可能比之前怀疑的更广。
