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Blastomycosis

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Blastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous and suppurative mycotic disease contracted by the inhalation of the airborne conidia of the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The primary infection is usually pulmonary and is often inapparent. The disease disseminates from the lungs to other organs of the body, frequently to the skin and bones.

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  1. Yousef Al-Doory
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  1. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Yousef Al-Doory Ph.D.

  2. Nevada State Health Laboratory, Reno, Nevada, USA

    Arthur F. DiSalvo M.D.

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Al-Doory, Y. (1992). Introduction. In: Al-Doory, Y., DiSalvo, A.F. (eds) Blastomycosis. Current Topics in Infectious Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3306-1_1

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