BLASTOMYCOSIS: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A REPORT OF A CASE INVOLVING THE MENINGES
Authors: L L FRIEDMAN, J J SIGNORELLI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1946)

Article1 March 1946BLASTOMYCOSIS: A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A REPORT OF A CASE INVOLVING THE MENINGESLOUIS L. FRIEDMAN, M.D., JOHN J. SIGNORELLI, M.D.LOUIS L. FRIEDMAN, M.D., JOHN J. SIGNORELLI, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-3-385 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIt is the purpose of this paper briefly to review the pertinent literature on the subject of blastomycosis and to report another proved case of systemic disease with involvement of the meninges. Although blastomycosis is a rather uncommon disease, it is nevertheless a very important clinical entity when it does occur, since the systemic variety usually terminates fatally. Both the systemic and cutaneous forms of the infection can successfully mimic myriad other diseases frequently encountered in the practice of medicine. 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