Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location

Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location

A middle-aged woman from Southwest Virginia presented to pulmonary clinic with 4 months of dry cough. Further imaging with Computed Tomography (CT) of the chest showed an infiltrative lung mass. The patient underwent bronchoscopy that showed an endobronchial lesion on right and left main stem bronch...

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Main Authors: Elspeth Springsted, Venkateswara Kollipara, Badri Giri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Chronic cough
Blastomycoses
Endobronchial lesion
Pulmonary medicine
Infectious disease
Bronchoscopy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001799
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spelling doaj-aad9cfc896784abebed9338ec64009382021-09-25T05:06:12ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712021-01-0134101517Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique locationElspeth Springsted0Venkateswara Kollipara1Badri Giri2Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech School of Medicine-Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA; Corresponding author. 1906 Belleview Ave, Roanoke, VA, 24015, USA.Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA, USADepartment of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, Virginia Tech School of Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USAA middle-aged woman from Southwest Virginia presented to pulmonary clinic with 4 months of dry cough. Further imaging with Computed Tomography (CT) of the chest showed an infiltrative lung mass. The patient underwent bronchoscopy that showed an endobronchial lesion on right and left main stem bronchi. Endobronchial biopsy of the lesion showed acute and chronic granulomatous inflammation and tissue cultures grew Blastomycoses dermatitides. We hereby present a rare case of endobronchial blastomycoses with pulmonary infiltrates presenting as chronic cough.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001799Chronic coughBlastomycosesEndobronchial lesionPulmonary medicineInfectious diseaseBronchoscopy
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author Elspeth Springsted
Venkateswara Kollipara
Badri Giri
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Venkateswara Kollipara
Badri Giri
Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Chronic cough
Blastomycoses
Endobronchial lesion
Pulmonary medicine
Infectious disease
Bronchoscopy
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Venkateswara Kollipara
Badri Giri
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title Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
title_short Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
title_full Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
title_fullStr Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
title_full_unstemmed Endobronchial blastomycoses: A rare pathogen in a unique location
title_sort endobronchial blastomycoses: a rare pathogen in a unique location
publisher Elsevier
series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
issn 2213-0071
publishDate 2021-01-01
description A middle-aged woman from Southwest Virginia presented to pulmonary clinic with 4 months of dry cough. Further imaging with Computed Tomography (CT) of the chest showed an infiltrative lung mass. The patient underwent bronchoscopy that showed an endobronchial lesion on right and left main stem bronchi. Endobronchial biopsy of the lesion showed acute and chronic granulomatous inflammation and tissue cultures grew Blastomycoses dermatitides. We hereby present a rare case of endobronchial blastomycoses with pulmonary infiltrates presenting as chronic cough.
topic Chronic cough
Blastomycoses
Endobronchial lesion
Pulmonary medicine
Infectious disease
Bronchoscopy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001799
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