Preferred Name |
Blastomycosis |
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Synonyms |
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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ID |
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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code |
C34428 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
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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label |
Blastomycosis |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Blastomycosis |
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Preferred_Name |
Blastomycosis |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C34428 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0005716 |
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subClassOf |