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Query: UMLS:C0039483 (
giant cell arteritis
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Blastomyces
species are thermally dimorphic fungi existing as yeast in tissue. We report an initially immunocompetent patient with orbital apex syndrome (OAS) whose presentation suggested
giant cell arteritis
. Subsequently, metastatic carcinoma was entertained as a cause of OAS until bronchoscopy yielded
Blastomyces
species. The patient rapidly succumbed with multiorgan failure despite
Amphotericin B
administration. At post-mortem,
Blastomyces
co-infection with fungal hyphae in keeping with
Aspergillus
species was found in cavernous sinus and in infarcted optic nerve. To the best of our knowledge, co-infection with these two organisms in this clinical setting has not been reported.
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PMID:
Blastomyces
species and orbital apex syndrome: Unsuspected co-infection. 2975 80
