"Blastomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fungal infection 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.055 C01.703.295.055 C01.703.534.395 C08.381.472.350 C08.730.435.395 C17.800.838.208.055
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Double Take on Double Vision: Invasive Rhinosinusitis From Blastomyces dermatitidis in an Adolescent With Well-Controlled Diabetes. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Feb 23; 11(2):81-84.
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Unusual aetiology of a hilar mass in a man with history of thyroid cancer. Thorax. 2016 12; 71(12):1167-1168.
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GATA2 deficiency underlying severe?blastomycosis and fatal herpes simplex virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Feb; 137(2):638-40.
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Deep Fungal Infections, Blastomycosis-Like Pyoderma, and Granulomatous Sexually Transmitted Infections. Dermatol Clin. 2015 Jul; 33(3):595-607.
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C-type lectin receptors differentially induce th17 cells and vaccine immunity to the endemic mycosis of North America. J Immunol. 2014 Feb 01; 192(3):1107-1119.
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Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine-needle aspiration: the University of Minnesota experience, with emphasis on usefulness, adequacy assessment, and diagnostic difficulties. Am J Clin Pathol. 2008 Sep; 130(3):434-43.
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Fever, chills, and weakness in a 61-year-old man. J La State Med Soc. 2005 Sep-Oct; 157(5):245-9; quiz 250.
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Blastomycosis: The great pretender can also be an opportunist. Initial clinical diagnosis and underlying diseases in 123 patients. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2002 Jun; 6(3):194-203.
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Endemic mycoses in a cancer hospital. Medicine (Baltimore). 2002 May; 81(3):201-12.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome and blastomycosis: presentation of nine cases and review of the literature. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2001 Feb; 5(1):1-9.