Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis, also known as Gilchrist's disease, is a , typically of the lungs, which can spread to brain, stomach, and skin, where it appears as crusting purplish warty plaques with a roundish bumpy edge and central depression. Around half of the people with the disease have symptoms, which can include fever, cough, night sweats, muscle pains, weight loss, chest pain, and . Symptoms usually develop between three weeks and three months after breathing in the spores. In 25% to 40% of cases, the infection also spreads to other parts of the body, such as the skin, bones, or central nervous system. Although blastomycosis is especially dangerous for those with weak systems, most people diagnosed with blastomycosis have healthy immune systems.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Lungs: fever, cough, night sweats, muscle pains, weight loss, chest pain,
- ·Skin: crusting purplish warty plaques with a roundish bumpy edge and central depression
Causes — why it happens
- ·Blastomyces dermatitidis
Treatment
- ·Antifungals