title: Severe blastomycosis in infants.
abstract: Blastomycosis is a dimorphic fungal infection that can be manifested as pulmonary or extrapulmonary disease. Disease in infants is rare, even in endemic areas. We report a case of severe blastomycosis in a 4-month-old infant, as well as details of 2 other cases from our center and a brief review of infant blastomycosis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and †Pediatric Infectious Diseases, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Lorine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pelly
authors.forename: Alaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Juaid
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanella
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B