Adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to diffuse pulmonary blastomycosis.
We have described diffuse pulmonary blastomycosis in a previously healthy 19-year-old man, which resulted in the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Physicians must have a high index of suspicion for treatable causes of ARDS, and the use of open lung biopsy for early diagnosis is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*