PubMed · 1977 · 40 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisMycologyFungal InfectionsFungal PathologyInfectious DermatosesPulmonary InfectionsSkin InfectionsBlastomycosis LesionsCutaneous Opportunistic MycosesDirect Inoculation InfectionFungal DermatosesPrimary InfectionSuspension Cell CultureSuspension Culture
The pathogenesis of blastomycosis as a primary pulmonary infection has been well established and widely accepted. The rate cases of primary cutaneous inoculation are in all documented instances related to "laboratory" accidents. A case of inoculation with a culture suspension of Blastomyces Dermatitidis is herein reported. A slow healing chancre remained active for about eight months.