Disseminated miliary blastomycosis leading to acute respiratory failure in an urban setting.
Disseminated blastomycosis, usually a chronic slowly progressive illness, primarily occurs in individuals with a history of exposure to a rural environmental source. We report a case of disseminated blastomycosis leading to acute respiratory failure in a young man confined to prison in an urban area.
Renston
J P
JP
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland 44109.
Morgan
J
J
DiMarco
A F
AF
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011330:Prisons; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D014504:Urban Health