Blastomyces dermatitidis
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present in the soil in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys
inhaled, but the disease is most often diagnosed in the skin, bones/joints, and GU tract
epidemiology is less well-understood than that of cocci, histo
Appearance
large conidia coming off thin, sticklike mycelia; this confers a lollipop appearance
in tissue, yeast form displays broad-based budding
skin infection weeks to months after exposure. take a careful epidemiologic history. typically, these infections are diagnosed after unsuccessful several courses or antibiotics
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