1F22
category
Blastomycosis
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the fungi Blastomyces dermatitidis. This disease is characterised by fever, chills, cough, myalgia, arthralgia, or chest pain. This disease may also present in the skin and bones. Transmission is by inhalation of fungal spores. Confirmation is by identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis in a urine, cerebrospinal fluid, or blood sample.
Exclusions
- Brazilian blastomycosis
(1F2E) - keloidal blastomycosis
(1F2B)
Also indexed as
Acute pulmonary blastomycosisBlastomycosisBlastomycosis dacryoadenitisChicago disease or disorderChronic pulmonary blastomycosisDisseminated blastomycosisGeneralised blastomycosisGilchrist diseaseNorth American blastomycosisNorth American disseminated blastomycosisNorth American pulmonary blastomycosisOesophageal and gastrointestinal blastomycosisOther forms of blastomycosisPrimary cutaneous blastomycosisPulmonary blastomycosisacute pulmonary blastomycoticblastomyces infectionblastomycosis, unspecifiedblastomycotic infectionchronic pulmonary blastomycoticinfection by blastomyces dermatitidisprimary pulmonary blastomycosispulmonary blastomycotic