title: Perianal North American blastomycosis.
abstract: Cutaneous North American blastomycosis most often results from the hematogenous spread of Blastomyces dermatitidis following pulmonary infection. Cutaneous lesions, which may be either verrucous or ulcerative plaques, commonly occur on or around orifices contiguous to the respiratory tract. We report the case of a 57-year-old man with cutaneous North American blastomycosis who presented with a well-demarcated, firm, moist, verrucous perianal plaque 4 months following the onset of a prolonged upper respiratory tract infection. Dissemination of B dermatitidis to the perianal skin is rare, but North American blastomycosis should be considered in the broad differential diagnosis of perianal lesions in any patients who have lived in or traveled to endemic regions.
authors.forename: Abigail L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Taub
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Nelsen
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology (4K5), Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA. Stratman.erik@marshfieldclinic.org.
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stratman
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D010502:Perineum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology