Systemic Blastomycosis with Associated Diabetes Insipidus
Authors: PAMELA M. KELLY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 January 1982Systemic Blastomycosis with Associated Diabetes InsipidusPAMELA M. KELLY, M.D.PAMELA M. KELLY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-1-66 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBlastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus that can cause chronic granulomatous and suppurative disease affecting primarily the lungs, skin, bone, and male genitourinary tract. Less commonly the organism can involve almost any organ system in the body (1). I recently have seen a young man with blastomycosis proved by skin biopsy in whom diabetes insipidus developed 4 months after onset of his initial symptoms. Diabetes insipidus occasionally occurs secondarily in granulomatous diseases such as tuberculosis or histoplasmosis (2), but I have not found a single reported case of diabetes insipidus secondary toB. dermatitidisin an extensive search through the...References1. HABTE-GABRSMITH EI. North American blastomycosis in Iowa: review of 34 cases. J Chronic Dis. 1973;26:1-10. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. THORNADAMSBRAUNWALDISSELBACHERPETERSDORF GREKR, eds. Principles of Internal Medicine. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.; 1977:493. Google Scholar3. BUSEYBAKERBIRCH JRL. Blastomycosis: I. A review of 198 collected cases in Veterans Administration Hospitals. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1964;89:659-72. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. LOGSDONJONES MH. North American blastomycosis. Cutis. 1979;24:524-35. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. MANDELLDOUGLASBENNET GRJ. Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. New York: Wiley Medical; 1979:2050. Google Scholar6. RIPPONZVETINGREYES JJC. Miliary blastomycosis with cerebral involvement. Mycopathologia. 1977;60:121. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ARORAOBLINGERFELDMAN NMP. Chronic pleural blastomycosis with hyperprolactinemia, galactorrhea and amenorrhea. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979;120:451-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByBlastomycosisBlastomycosisBlastomycosis of the central nervous system in a child: a rare cause of hypopituitarismClinical and Laboratory Update on BlastomycosisEndocrine and Metabolic Manifestations of Invasive Fungal Infections and Systemic Antifungal TreatmentBlastomycosisIndications for the surgical management of central nervous system blastomycosisBlastomycosisNicht übliche opportunistische Mykosen bei Immundefekt/Uncommon Mycoses with ImmunodeficienciesClinical and Laboratory Features of Central and Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus and Primary Polydipsia 1 January 1982Volume 96, Issue 1Page: 66-67KeywordsBiopsyBlastomycesBlastomycosisBoneFungal diseasesHistoplasmosisHospital medicineLungsSystemic diseases Issue Published: 1 January 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...