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| Preferred Name | Blastomycosis | |
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Blastomycosis |
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| Definitions |
A fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis. It presents with flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, cough, pleuritic chest pain and myalgias. It may lead to a chronic granulomatous pulmonary infection and disseminate to other anatomic sites including skin, nervous system and bones. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34428 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A fungal infection that is usually caused by inhalation of spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis; it most commonly presents with fever, chills, cough, pleuritic chest pain, and myalgias. The infection can disseminate to other anatomic sites, including skin, nervous system, and bones.
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C34428
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NICHD
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| DEFINITION |
A fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores of Blastomyces dermatitidis. It presents with flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, cough, pleuritic chest pain and myalgias. It may lead to a chronic granulomatous pulmonary infection and disseminate to other anatomic sites including skin, nervous system and bones.
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| FULL_SYN |
Blastomycosis
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Blastomycosis
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Blastomycosis
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| Preferred_Name |
Blastomycosis
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Thesaurus:C34428
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0005716
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