Occurrence of Blastomyces dermatitidis in Israel. First autochthonous Middle Eastern case

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1978 Nov;27(6):1203-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.1203.

Abstract

A nodule from the infrapatellar region of the left knee of a patient in Israel was found by fluorescent antibody staining to contain the tissue form cells of Blastomyces dermatitidis. The diagnosis was confirmed by culture and other mycological studies when a second lesion appeared below the right knee. This represents the first autochthonous case of blastomycosis from Israel and the Middle East.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blastomycosis / epidemiology
  • Blastomycosis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Israel
  • Knee / pathology*
  • Male
  • Skin / pathology*