Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Blastomycosis is a systemic endemic fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis, a dimorphic fungus, that predominantly affects the lungs but can disseminate to other organs, mimicking many diseases, making diagnosis challenging. We present a case of disseminated blastomycosis in a male, initially misdiagnosed as syphilis due to a false positive biopsy result for Treponema pallidum. This case highlights the importance of considering atypical presentations of fungal infections, even in the presence of laboratory findings and outside of the normal geographic regions they may be found.
DOI: 10.56305/001c.132257
Authors: Hanna Meek, Jessica Wahlgren, Rakin Solaiman, Michael Stewart, Aaron Kahn, Cody Howdeshell
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409069183