Catalog

Chronic pulmonary blastomycosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Chronic pulmonary blastomycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/829645367

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