Journal article
Pulmonary blastomycosis: a new endemic area in New York state
Mycoses, Vol.56(5), pp.592-595
09/2013
DOI: 10.1111/myc.12073
PMID: 23496278
Abstract
Summary
We describe three cases of pulmonary blastomycosis in patients from central New York State (NYS). Two of these cases occurred in 2012, and in patients who resided in the same county. Moreover, two of these cases manifested with acute respiratory distress syndrome and survived. Interestingly, one of the two received corticosteroids and was extubated within 1 week. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first cases of human blastomycosis to be reported from NYS and we propose that corticosteroids administration might reduce hospitalisation time and ventilator‐associated complications, even though it is not currently recommended in standard treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pulmonary blastomycosis: a new endemic area in New York state
- Creators
- Nitipong Permpalung - Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsQuanhathai Kaewpoowat - Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsKunatum Prasidthrathsint - Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsDaych Chongnarungsin - Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsCharles L Hyman - Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Mycoses, Vol.56(5), pp.592-595
- DOI
- 10.1111/myc.12073
- PMID
- 23496278
- ISSN
- 0933-7407
- eISSN
- 1439-0507
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2013
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Pathology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094515602771
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