Using local epidemiology to make a difficult diagnosis: A case of blastomycosis

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-173

  Kesselman, Edward W ^a   Moore, Sean ^b   Embil, John M ^c,d  

^a Seven Oaks General Hospital Winnipeg Manitoba   (Canada)

^b Lake of the Woods District Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Community acquired pneumonia; Fungal pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CREATININE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 27944505214     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013221     Document Type: Article

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