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- Blastomyces dermatitidis: dimorphic; broad-based budding yeast
- USA Mississippi/Ohio/Great Lakes + Africa endemic
- Pulmonary + cutaneous + osseous + GU + CNS
- Treatment: itraconazole 6-12 mo (mild-moderate); liposomal AmB â itraconazole (severe + CNS)
- Pregnancy: AmB
ç§é«åž« hint
- USA Great Lakes / Mississippi valley + outdoor exposure + pulmonary disease + cutaneous lesions â blastomycosis workup
- HIV + immunocompromise + endemic region â consider in differential