title: An imported case of Blastomyces dermatitidis infection in Mexico.
abstract: Blastomycosis is an acute or chronic primary infection of the respiratory system, endemic in North America (United States of America and Canada), Africa and Asia. We report a case in Mexico, in a three years old child who had been born in California and lived in Chicago, U.S.A. The patient presented pulmonary symptoms prior to development of a skin ulcer. Blastomyces dermatitidis was identified by mycological and molecular procedures. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B, oral ketoconazole and itraconazole.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Secretaría de Salud, México, D. F.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Velázquez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Hernández
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arenas
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernández-Hernández
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Manjarrez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Martínez
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000254:growth & development*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002641:Chicago / Q000208:ethnology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents