A case of tracheal and pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as asymptomatic pulmonary nodules

Harrison N Agyeman; Devin Lee; William J Hunckler; Peter DeLong; Samuel A Lee

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.07.002

A case of tracheal and pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as asymptomatic pulmonary nodules

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Aug 18:34:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.07.002. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Harrison N Agyeman¹, Devin Lee¹, William J Hunckler¹, Peter DeLong¹, Samuel A Lee¹

Affiliation

¹ White River Junction VA Medical Center, Medicine Service, 215 North Main Street, 111, White River Junction, VT, 05009, USA.

Abstract

Blastomyces is an endemic fungal pathogen found in regions of North America. It is endemic in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys, New York, Wisconsin, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and other regions of the United States. It is common in Canada, mainly Ontario and Manitoba. Here, we report a case of tracheal and pulmonary blastomycosis. Interestingly, this case presented as an unexpected diagnosis as part of a malignancy workup. To our knowledge, this is only the second case of tracheal blastomycosis reported in the literature.

Keywords: Blastomycosis; Pulmonary nodules; Tracheal blastomycosis.

Publication types

Case Reports