Severe uterine hemorrhage from blastomycosis of the endometrium. A case report.
A 32-year-old black woman presented in the emergency room with vaginal bleeding. Physical examination revealed a granulomatous lesion on the thigh and a breast abscess. Histopathologic examination and culture of an endometrial biopsy revealed Blastomyces dermatitidis. The breast abscess and thigh lesion were found to contain B. dermatitidis as well.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004717:Endometrium / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*