Blastomycosis in children.
Four cases of blastomycosis in children selected from a larger series of cases seen over 36 months are presented. This infection in the pediatric age group is not often considered in the setting of a slowly resolving pneumonic illness. The morbidity and mortality of this disease in the adult warrant careful consideration of this entity in the pediatric age group, since effective therapy is available.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D000666:Amphotericin B