title: Skeletal muscle abscess caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis.
abstract: Muscle involvement is an extremely rare manifestation of blastomycosis. We, therefore, report a case of a large gluteal muscle abscess caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis in a young, immunocompetent male. In addition, we review the literature to further characterize the syndrome of skeletal muscle blastomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. tsigrelis.constantine@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsigrelis
authors.forename: Larry M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Baddour
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents