An Unusual Case of Blastomycosis and Severe Lung Necrosis in a Hmong Woman With Preexisting Liver Cirrhosis

Leilani Hernandez; Pinky Jha; Peter Sohnle

doi:10.7759/cureus.17406

An Unusual Case of Blastomycosis and Severe Lung Necrosis in a Hmong Woman With Preexisting Liver Cirrhosis

Cureus. 2021 Aug 24;13(8):e17406. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17406. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Leilani Hernandez¹, Pinky Jha¹, Peter Sohnle²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, USA.

Abstract

Predisposing factors that lead to blastomycosis remain unknown, although like other fungal infections, blastomycosis is an opportunistic infection. Here, we report on an unusual presentation in a Hmong woman with preexisting liver disease. This case highlights genetic and medical factors that may increase susceptibility to blastomycosis.

Keywords: blastomycosis; hmong; liver cirrhosis; liver disease; splenic artery embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports