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Disease blastomycosis
Phenotype C0026946|fungal infections
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PubMedID- 22628973 Deep fungal infections (blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioimycosis, and cryptococcosis) may also present as chronic nonhealing ulcers with indurated margins, but they are characterized by primary involvement of lungs and microscopic examination revealing granulomatous inflammation with organism, which was ruled out in our case.
PubMedID- 24231945 [2] unlike many fungal infections, blastomycosis often affects immunocompetent individuals, especially those who engage frequently in activities outdoors.

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