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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Pulmonary: pneumonia
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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. Great lakes region. Found in soil.
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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Disseminated form is common and severe.
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Blastomyces dermatitidis: Culture 25C: Branching hyphae. Biopsy: large round yeasts with single broad-based bud.
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Coccidiodes immitis: Biopsy: thick walled spherules filled with endospores
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Coccidiodes immitis: Culture 25C: Hyphae with doubly reflective wall
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Coccidiodes immitis: Disseminated form: affects skin bones and lungs
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Coccidiodes immitis: Southwestern state (desert areas). Mold form present in the soil
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Coccidiodes immitis: Pulmonary form: Cough, flu-like illness, erythema nodosum
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Histoplasma capsulatum: Culture 25C: Branching hyphae. Biopsy: Oval yeast cells within macrophages
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Histoplasma capsulatum: Disseminated: Lungs, spleen, liver
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Histoplasma capsulatum: Ohio and Mississippi river valleys
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Histoplasma capsulatum: Pulmonary: similar to TB. Lung granulomas and calcifications
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Histoplasma capsulatum: Soil, bird and bat droppings (chicken coupes and caves)
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Sporothrix schenckii: Pustules, ulcers, and subcutaneous nodules along lymphatics
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Sporothrix schenckii: Associated with gardening, often transmitted by thorn prick
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Sporothrix schenckii: Culture 25C: Branching hypae. Biopsy: Round cigar-shaped budding yeast