| Case of the Month 3
Diagnosis
- Culture positive Blastomyces dermatiditis synovitis
(North American Blastomyces)
- Characteristic granulomatous and
micro-abscess findings with fungal organisms largely in the giant
cells visible in H&E or HPS routine stains
- Patient’s Dog also had a lesion biopsied which
was negative for Blastomyces
References:
J Clin Microbiol 2001 Oct;39(10):3505-11
Rapid identification of dimorphic and yeast-like fungal pathogens
using specific DNA probes.
Lindsley MD, Hurst SF, Iqbal NJ, Morrison CJ.
Ann Diagn Pathol 2000 Dec;4(6):391-406
Blastomycosis: organ involvement and etiologic diagnosis. A review of
123 patients from Mississippi.
Lemos LB, Guo M, Baliga M.
Clin Infect Dis 2000 Apr;30(4):679-83
Practice guidelines for the management of patients with blastomycosis.
Infectious Diseases Society of
America.
Chapman SW, Bradsher RW Jr, Campbell GD Jr, Pappas PG, Kauffman CA |
