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Blastomycosis classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Blastomycosis is fungal infection primarily involving lungs and the presentation is often confused with acute bacterial pneumonia. It can be classified into two categories based on the duration of symptoms and organ involvement as acute or chronic and pulmonary or extra-pulmonary blastomycosis.[1][2]
Classification
Classification
Based on duration of symptoms
- Acute: If the duration of symptoms is less than 4-6 weeks
- Chronic: If the symptoms persist for more than 6 weeks.
Based on organ involved
- Pulmonary Blastomycosis: Lungs are the most common site of primary infection in blastomycosis.
- Extra-pulmonary Blastomycosis: The most common extra pulmonary sites involved in blastomycosis are skin, bone, genitourinary and CNS.
References
References
- ↑ Kauffman, Carol (2011). Essentials of clinical mycology. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-6639-1.
- ↑ Saccente M, Woods GL (2010). “Clinical and laboratory update on blastomycosis”. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 23 (2): 367–81. doi:10.1128/CMR.00056-09. PMC 2863359. PMID 20375357.
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