title: Systemic blastomycosis with osseous involvement of the foot: case report.
abstract: We report a patient who presented with three months of foot pain, lytic bone lesions in the foot, and a painless ipsilateral leg skin ulcer. Bone and skin biopsies revealed organisms compatible with Blastomyces. Systemic blastomycosis is rare, especially with bone involvement in the foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA. anthony-mollano@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Anthony V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mollano
authors.forename: Hala
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shamsuddin
authors.forename: Jin-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D017964:Itraconazole