Fatma Chermiti Ben Abdallah, Imène Bachouch, Nidhal Belloumi, Marwa Kacem, Mouna Mlika, Faouzi El Mezni, Soraya Fenniche
Blastomycosis is a rare fungal disease in Africa which is often due to inhalation of "Blastomyces dermatitidis". Pulmonary blastomycosis is the most common clinical manifestation which presents with a variety of clinical features, ranging from asymptomatic to rapidly fatal. We report the case of a Tunisian patient aged 35 years with no previous medical history, hospitalized with chronic cough, bilateral basithoracic pain, fever and weight loss. Clincal examination showed fever and left paravertebral subcutaneous swelling next to the tenth thoracic vertebra (T10)...
2020: Pan African Medical Journal