Disseminated blastomycosis in an infant.
Blastomycosis is an uncommon life-threatening disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Estimates of the percentage of cases occurring in children range from 2% to 11%, and it is exceedingly rare in individuals less than 1 year of age. We present the case of an otherwise healthy infant with disseminated blastomycosis acquired in Northern Ontario and a brief review of the pediatric literature.
Walsh
Catharine M
CM
Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. catherine.walsh@utoronto.ca
Morris
Shaun K
SK
Brophy
Jason C
JC
Hiraki
Linda T
LT
Richardson
Susan E
SE
Allen
Upton D
UD
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B