BLASTOMYCOSIS

Course overview

BLASTOMYCOSIS IS A FUNGAL INFECTION CAUSED BY BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS. IT PRESENTS AS A PULMONARY INFECTION AFTER THE INHALATION OF SPORES, AND IT MAY BE EITHER ASYMPTOMATIC OR HAVE SEVERE LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS LIKE ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF BLASTOMYCOSIS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.