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Abstract
A fungal infection by BLASTOMYCES that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung.
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- Blastomyces Infection
- Blastomyces Infections
- Blastomycoses
- Infection, Blastomyces
- Blastomyces dermatitidis Infection
- Blastomycosis, North American
- Gilchrist Disease
- Gilchrist's Disease
- Blastomyces dermatitidis Infections
- Gilchrists Disease
- Infection, Blastomyces dermatitidis
- North American Blastomycosis
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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fungus dis; do not confuse entry term BLASTOMYCOSIS, NORTH AMERICAN with BLASTOMYCOSIS, SOUTH AMERICAN see PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Blastomycosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001759. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001759
- Blastomycosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastomycosis
- Blastomycosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q627368