KEGG   DISEASE: Blastomycosis
Entry
H01501                      Disease                                
Name
Blastomycosis
Description
Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis, which is a dimorphic fungus that grows as a filamentous mold in the environment and as budding yeast in human tissue. Blastomycosis is primarily a pulmonary infection, but dissemination occurs frequently and leads to the involvement of skin, bones and joints, the genitourinary tract, and other areas.
Category
Fungal infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Mycoses
   1F22  Blastomycosis
    H01501  Blastomycosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Fungal infections (mycosis)
  Infections caused by ascomycetes
   H01501  Blastomycosis
Pathogen
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomyces gilchristii [GN:bgh]
Drug
Amphotericin B [DR:D00203]
Ketoconazole [DR:D00351]
Itraconazole [DR:D00350]
Other DBs
ICD-11: 1F22
ICD-10: B40
MeSH: D001759
MedlinePlus: 000102
Reference
PMID:26398538
  Authors
Smith JA, Gauthier G
  Title
New Developments in Blastomycosis.
  Journal
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 36:715-28 (2015)
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1562898
Reference
PMID:15636375
  Authors
Baumgardner DJ, Halsmer SE, Egan G
  Title
Symptoms of pulmonary blastomycosis: northern Wisconsin, United States.
  Journal
Wilderness Environ Med 15:250-6 (2004)
DOI:10.1580/1080-6032(2004)015[0250:SOPBNW]2.0.CO;2
Reference
PMID:20463245
  Authors
Smith JA, Kauffman CA
  Title
Blastomycosis.
  Journal
Proc Am Thorac Soc 7:173-80 (2010)
DOI:10.1513/pats.200906-040AL
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