Pulmonary Blastomycosis Masquerading as Malignancy in India; Case From a Tertiary Hospital in South India

Document Type : Case Report

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1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India

2 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India

3 Santosham Chest Hospital, Chennai, India

10.34172/ijtmgh.2022.24

Abstract

Introduction: Blastomycosis is an endemic granulomatous fungal infection involving multiple organ systems predominantly the lungs. The diverse clinical spectra of the pulmonary disease encompass a subclinical infection, an acute infection mimicking a bacterial pneumonia and a chronic variant masquerading as tuberculosis or malignancy.
Case Presentation: Here we report a case of a middle-aged gentleman who was evaluated for a malignant pulmonary mass which was later identified as pulmonary blastomycosis. The diagnosis of blastomycosis was made through histopathology and was retrospectively corelated with a travel history to an endemic region.
Conclusion: The endemicity of this infection contributes to the diagnostic dilemma in the non-endemic setup. This warrants a high clinical suspicion in patients with a chronic pulmonary syndrome with a travel history to an endemic area.

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International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health
Volume 10, Issue 3 - Serial Number 38
September 2022
Pages 134-136

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History

  • Receive Date: 10 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 21 May 2022
  • Accept Date: 18 June 2022

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