title: Peritoneal blastomycosis: a hidden mystery unfolds itself.
abstract: Blastomycosis is a disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. Pulmonary blastomycosis is the most common form of blastomycosis. Disseminated blastomycosis is the fulminant form of the disease, with rare reports of peritoneal cavity involvement. We report a case of extensive form of the disease presenting initially as abdominal pain and mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.
authors: Aaysha
authors: A
authors: Kapila
authors: Rishika
authors: R
authors: Motiani
authors: Lovely
authors: L
authors: Chhabra
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Kalra
authors: Atul
authors: A
authors: Khanna
authors: Jonathan P
authors: JP
authors: Moorman
authors: James W
authors: JW
authors: Myers
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology