title: Cerebral Blastomycosis: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Solitary CNS Blastomycosis Mass-Like Infection.
abstract: Blastomycosis is a fungal infection rarely seen in clinical practice. Endemic to the Midwestern United States as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, Blastomyces dermatitidis characteristically involves the skin and lungs. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, although a rare complication of this disease, can be fatal. The current literature on CNS blastomycosis primarily centers on the spectrum of traditional imaging features of T1- and T2-weighted imaging with which this entity can present. However, here we present the direct histopathologic correlation of the imaging findings of solitary mass like CNS blastomycosis, with an emphasis on the association of diffusion restriction within the lesion with a granulomatous immune response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stavrakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ananth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Voronel
keywords: Blastomyces dermatitidis; CNS; diffusion-weighted imaging; solitary