title: Brain abscess caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis in a child with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl with moderately severe cystic fibrosis and right upper lobe bronchiectasis developed a cerebellar abscess caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. To our knowledge, this is the youngest child with cystic fibrosis and a brain abscess, and the first documented case caused by a fungus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Gershan
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rusakow
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Henrickson
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Splaingard
mesh_terms: D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans