Catalog

Acute pulmonary blastomycosis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute pulmonary blastomycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1413001123

This is an acute, pulmonary, fungal infection caused by the organism Blastomyces dermatitidis. Endemic to portions of North America, blastomycosis causes clinical symptoms similar to histoplasmosis.