Byrd R P, Fields C L, Dickerson J W, Skolnick J L, Roy T M
Division of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine.
J Ky Med Assoc. 1992 Dec;90(12):599-603.
Although not as common as Histoplasmosis, the disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis is also endemic in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Greater clinical awareness of this systemic mycosis and the newer effective forms of treatment may lessen the significant morbidity and mortality of this potentially serious infection. To illustrate the varied manifestations of this illness, we contrast the presentation of an urban female with blastomycosis and atypical chest radiographic changes to the more classic features of blastomycosis described in the literature.
虽然不像组织胞浆菌病那么常见，但皮炎芽生菌引起的疾病在肯塔基州也呈地方性流行。对这种系统性真菌病提高临床认识以及采用更新的有效治疗形式，可能会降低这种潜在严重感染的显著发病率和死亡率。为了说明这种疾病的各种表现，我们将一名患有芽生菌病且胸部X线表现不典型的城市女性患者的症状，与文献中描述的更典型的芽生菌病特征进行对比。
