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Genitourinary Blastomycosis in a Young Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of Diagnostic Challenges

Authors :
Emily Hillman
Hangcheng Fu
Randa Obid
Uzoma A. Anele
Source :
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2023 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2023.

Abstract

Disseminated blastomycosis is an endemic fungal infection that rarely manifests with genitourinary involvement. We present a unique case of a 28-year-old professional male gamer with a remote history of hemoptysis and cervical lymphadenopathy who presented with hematospermia, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and persistent groin abscesses after left orchiectomy at an outside hospital. He underwent drainage of groin abscess and prostate biopsy for an abnormal digital rectal exam which revealed disseminated blastomycosis requiring systemic, long-term antifungal treatment. We have also included a review of literature to note clinical patterns in presentations and highlight the diagnostic challenges that this infection presents.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906633
Volume :
2023
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2c0155b955b94a3ca08bb55c8f1ffe08
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4713948