Yuri Ogura, Takashi Yaguchi, Yu Kasamatsu, Yuta Nakagawa, Tomomi Yamada, Ayano Maruyama, Aya Miyagawa-Hayashino, Koichi Takayama, Kazutoshi Shibuya, Hiroshi Kakeya, Katsuhiko Kamei
Blastomycosis is a fungal infectious disease that can occur in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent populations endemic in North America, with no previous reports in Japan. A 26-year-old Japanese female patient with no relevant medical history presented intermittent left back pain and an abnormal shadow in the left upper lung field eight months ago at a local clinic. She was referred to our hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The patient currently lives in Japan, but until two years ago had spent several years in New York, Vermont and California...
June 5, 2023: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy: Official Journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy