Primary inoculation blastomycosis in a veterinarian.
A veterinarian cut his finger while performing an autopsy on a dog subsequently confirmed to have died of blastomycosis. A typical chancriform complex developed at the site of inoculation. Culture of the lesion grew Blastomyces dermatitidis. Healing of the lesion occurred after 7 months and a course of potassium iodide. This is the first reported case of a canine necropsy accident leading to primary inoculation blastomycosis.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
D011193:Potassium Iodide