Non-healing wound from disseminated blastomycosis.
Blastomycosis is a relatively rare fungal infection. Yearly incidence rates are reported to be 1 to 2 cases per 100,000 population in certain states where it's reported. It is a potentially fatal infection that often occurs as a primary pulmonary infection and after lymphohematogenous spread present...
| Publicado en: | Wounds International Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 39 - 44 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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SB Communications Group, A Schofield Media Company
Feb2021
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| Sumario: | Blastomycosis is a relatively rare fungal infection. Yearly incidence rates are reported to be 1 to 2 cases per 100,000 population in certain states where it's reported. It is a potentially fatal infection that often occurs as a primary pulmonary infection and after lymphohematogenous spread presents with cutaneous ulcerations. The authors report a case of disseminated blastomycosis that originally manifested as a cutaneous lesion rapidly turning into a chronic wound. |
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