title: Central Nervous System Blastomycosis in Children: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: We present a 7-year-old boy with chronic meningitis caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. A review of the literature revealed 32 cases of central nervous system blastomycosis in children between 1983 and 2016, of which 18 represented parenchymal disease of the brain or spinal cord. Blastomycosis affecting the central nervous system is rare but should be considered in children with chronic meningitis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, †Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, and ‡Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and §Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa.
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Madigan
authors.forename: Yasaman
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.forename: Elitza S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Theel
authors.forename: Amaran
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moodley
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces; D001759:Blastomycosis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents