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Pulmonary blastomycosis presenting as primary lung cancer.

Syed Mohammed Qasim HussainiDeng MadutBetty C TongElizabeth N PavliskoWiley A SchellJohn R PerfectNathan M Thielman
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
Chronic blastomycosis can present with clinical and radiographic features indistinguishable from thoracic malignancies. There is no clinical syndrome specific for blastomycosis, thus a high degree of suspicion is required for early diagnosis. In this case report, we review recent evidence in radiographic features, diagnostic considerations and treatment of the disease.
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