Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion

Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and some parts of the United States. The fungus is also endemic to parts of Africa. Pulmonary and extrapulmonary findings of a 24-year-old African man who presented with weight loss, dry cough and chronic pneumo...

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Main Authors: GG Alvarez, BF Burns, M Desjardins, SR Salahudeen, F AlRashidi, DW Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/474968