"Blastomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung.
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D001759
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.055 C01.703.295.055 C01.703.534.395 C08.381.472.350 C08.730.435.395 C17.800.838.208.055
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a diagnostic challenge. Int J Dermatol. 2008 Aug; 47(8):824-30.