Endemic mycoses such as histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis,
paracoccidioidomycosis, and talaromycosis are well-known causes of focal and systemic …

Cutaneous inoculation blastomycosis is a rare illness. We report a case of cutaneous
inoculation blastomycosis in a patient who was inoculated after being struck by a projectile …

Endemic mycoses represent a growing public health challenge in North America. We
describe the epidemiology of 1,392 microbiology laboratory–confirmed cases of …

Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to Canada and the United States.
Few reports regarding blastomycosis in Canada have been published. We retrospectively …

We describe a case of blastomycosis in an 8-year-old boy with Blastomyces-associated
osteomyelitis and possible pulmonary involvement. We also identify 309 cases of …

Background: Although the risk factors for invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in
immunocompromised hosts are well described and associated with the net state of …

Primary cutaneous inoculation blastomycosis occurs less commonly than secondary
blastomycosis, in which cutaneous lesions most often originate from a primary pulmonary …

Cerebral blastomycosis is a rarely reported disease. We report three cases of cerebral
blastomycosis previously treated with standard antifungal therapy, which were subsequently …

Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus that can cause fatal infection in humans and other
mammals, is not readily recoverable from soil, its environmental reservoir. Because of the …

Blastomycosis generally results from inhalation of Blastomyces dermatitidis conidia
following exposure to contaminated soil in an endemic area. Primary infections commonly …