title: Blastomycosis during pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The diagnosis of blastomycosis during pregnancy is rare, but can carry significant clinical questions for both the infected mother and developing fetus. Furthermore, given its rarity, providers have little available data to help manage and counsel patients in this uncommon, yet serious, scenario. We present a case of blastomycosis in a woman at 38weeks' gestation and review all published cases of blastomycosis during pregnancy. It is our hope to provide a multidisciplinary understanding of the current knowledge surrounding the presentation, diagnosis, management, and outcome of this unusual infection.
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065. Electronic address: bakertm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 1305 York Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Halteh
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.
authors.forename: Sima S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Toussi
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: DeLaMora
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 1305 York Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: Shari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lipner
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: Audrey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Schuetz
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hartman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B
keywords: Blastomycosis; pregnancy