title: Chronic disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis in an 11-year old, with a brief review of the literature.
abstract: Chronic disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis is rare in children. We discuss an 11-year-old immunocompetent boy who presented with a history of persistent and multiple skin lesions of >1 year's duration. These lesions proved to be secondary to chronic Blastomyces dermatitidis infection. Complete resolution of clinical disease occurred after a 6-month course of oral itraconazole. We also present a brief review of the literature focusing on the epidemiology, manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric blastomycosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hinshaw
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vanness
mesh_terms: D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male