Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis: Introduction

Blastomycosis: A fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and resulting in lung, skin, bone and genitourinary involvement. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Blastomycosis is available below.

Symptoms of Blastomycosis

• Flu-like symptoms
• Fever
• Chills
• Productive cough
• Myalgia
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Blastomycosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Blastomycosis
• Failure to diagnose Blastomycosis
• Hidden causes of Blastomycosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
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Blastomycosis: Deaths

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News Archives for Blastomycosis

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Blastomycosis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Blastomycosis:

• Permanent lung damage (see Lung symptoms)
• Chronic pulmonary Blastomycosis infection (see Lung symptoms)
• Widespread disseminated Blastomycosis infection
• Meningitis
• more complications...»

Causes of Blastomycosis

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Disease Topics Related To Blastomycosis

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• Bacterial pneumonia
• ARDS
• Bony lytic lesions
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• Lung cancer
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Medical Textbooks Online about Blastomycosis

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Prognosis for Blastomycosis

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Reseach about Blastomycosis

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Clinical Trials for Blastomycosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Blastomycosis include:

• A Randomized, Open, Comparative Multicenter Study of Initial Treatment With Intravenous Itraconazole Versus Amphotericin B Followed by Consolidation Treatment With Itraconazole Capsules in Patients With Blastomycosis or Histoplasmosis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Itraconazole,Amphotericin B
• Phase II Pilot Study of Fluconazole for Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, and Sporotrichosis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - fluconazole
• Phase I/II Study of Itraconazole for Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, and Sporotrichosis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - itraconazole
• Evaluation of the Association of Polymorphisms in the Innate Immune System With the Risk for Blastomycosis Dermatitidis Infection in Patients Not Infected With HIV and Complications Associated With Blastomycosis Dermatitidis Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Blastomycosis

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Definitions of Blastomycosis:

Infection caused by fungi of the genus Blastomyces. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Blastomycosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Blastomycosis, or a subtype of Blastomycosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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