In the year 2013, a team of researchers reported the case of the Female resident suffering from Blastomycosis infection in Delhi. This proves the susceptibility of Blastomycosis infection in India through travelers from America. This article describes the mycology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of Blastomycosis. Blastomycosis is a systemic pyogranulomatous infection, primarily involving the lungs, that arises after inhalation of the conidia of Blastomyces dermatitidis. Blastomycosis of the lung can be an asymptomatic infection or can manifest as acute or chronic pneumonia.
Hematogenous dissemination frequently occurs; extrapulmonary disease of the skin, bones and a genitourinary system is common, but almost any organ can be infected. MYCOLOGY Blastomyces dermatitidis is the asexual state of Ajellomyces dermatitidis. A. Dermatitidis is the sexual stage of the organism. Production of a…
