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Scrotal abscess as an unusual presentation of blastomycosis

Faris Najdawi¹, Shreya Lamba², Osamah Hasan¹, Patricia Vidal¹, Ryan Dobbs¹

1 Division of Urology, Cook County Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Faris Najdawi, Division of Urology, Cook County Health , 1950 W Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2023, 30(1), 11445-11447.

Abstract

Blastomyces dermatitidis is an environmental fungus endemic to parts of Eastern North America that notably causes pulmonary infection in humans and other animals with the potential for extrapulmonary spread, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. However, it rarely presents with genitourinary (GU) tract involvement. Herein, we present a unique case of a 37-year-old immunocompetent male with genitourinary blastomycosis with the initial presentation of a scrotal abscess.

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