Autochthonous blastomycosis of the adrenal: first case report from Asia.
Systemic endemic mycoses, such as blastomycosis, are rare in Asia and have been reported as health risks among travelers who visit or reside in an endemic area. Adrenal involvement is rarely seen in blastomycosis and has never been reported from Asia. We report the first case of blastomycosis with bilateral involvement of the adrenals in a diabetic patient residing in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Departments of Microbiology, Pathology, Internal Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Nano Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Anil
A
Kumar
Sreekala
S
Sreehari
Kandan
K
Velayudhan
Lalitha
L
Biswas
Rachana
R
Babu
Shabeer
S
Ahmed
Neelakanta
N
Sharma
Vasanth P
VP
Kurupath
Annie
A
Jojo
Kavitha R
KR
Dinesh
Shamsul
S
Karim
Raja
R
Biswas
D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole