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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Opportunistic Infections

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Blastomycosis was originally believed to be endemic to North and Central America (U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Central America) until 1952, when a case was reported from Tunisia in which the pathogen was identified as Scopulariopsis americana, a synonym of B. dermatitidis (1,2). Later, other cases of blastomycosis in Africa, South America, and Asia followed (3–12).

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