Title | Blastomycosis [electronic resource] / edited by Yousef Al-Doory, Arthur F. DiSalvo |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3306-1 |
Descript | XIX, 268 p. online resource |
1 Introduction -- 1. History -- 2. The Disease -- 3. The Fungus -- References -- 2 Taxonomy and Biology of Blastomyces Dermatitidis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Taxonomy -- 3. Morphology -- 4. Ultrastructure -- 5. Genetics and Reproduction -- 6. Physiology -- 7. Dimorphic Phase Transition -- 8. Summary -- References -- 3 Virulence of Blastomyces Dermatitidis -- 1. In Vivo -- 2. In Vitro -- 3. Virulence Factors -- References -- 4 The Ecology of Blastomyces Dermatitidis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Source in Nature -- 3. Experimental Ecology -- 4. Geographic Distribution -- 5. Conidia as Infectious Particles -- 6. Isolation from Nature -- 7. Summary -- References -- 5 The Epidemiology of Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Transmission -- 3. Incubation Period -- 4. Skin Testing -- 5. Demographic Aspects -- 6. Outbreaks -- 7. Possible Hosts -- 8. Occupational Mycosis -- 9. Seasonality -- 10. Strain Synonyms -- 11. Summary -- References -- 6 Diagnosis of Blastomycosis -- 1. Specimen Selection -- 2. Specimen Collection -- 3. Direct Microscopic Examination -- 4. Processing and Culturing Clinical Specimens -- 5. Identification -- References -- 7 Immunodiagnosis of Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Diagnostic Tests -- 3. Summary -- References -- 8 Immunology of Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Inflammatory Response to B. dermatitidis -- 3. Antigens of B. dermatitidis -- 4. Genetic Factors in Resistance to B. dermatitidis Infection -- 5. Natural Resistance to B. dermatitidis Infection -- 6. Acquired Resistance to B. dermatitidis Infection -- 7. Immunomodulation -- 8. Summary -- References -- 9 Clinical Aspects of Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pulmonary Blastomycosis -- 3. Extrapulmonary Infections -- 4. Blastomycosis in Pregnancy -- 5. Combined Fungal Infections -- 6. Blastomycosis in Children -- 7. Compromised Host -- References -- 10 Pathologic Features of Blastomycosis -- 1. Clinicopathologic Features -- 2. Gross Pathology -- 3. Morphologic and Tinctorial Features of B. dermatitidis in Tissue Sections -- 4. Microscopic Pathology -- 5. Immunohistologic Diagnosis: Applications and Current Status -- 6. Differential Diagnosis -- References -- 11 Experimental Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Infection and Pathogenicity -- 3. Importance of Cellular Immunity in Blastomycosis -- 4. Cell-Mediated Immunoprotection in Blastomycosis (Whole Animal Study) -- 5. Immune Monitoring in Blastomycosis -- 6. Thymosin, Lymphotoxin, and Immune Reaction -- 7. B. dermatitidis as a Biologic Response Modulator -- 8. Immunoadjuvant Effects of B. dermatitidis against EL4 Lymphoma -- References -- 12 Prognosis and Therapy of Blastomycosis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Initiation of Therapy -- 3. Amphotericin B -- 4. Ketoconazole -- 5. Itraconazole -- 6. Other Modes of Therapy -- 7. Summary -- References -- 13 Blastomycosis in Animals -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiology of Blastomycosis in Animals -- 3. Clinical Aspects of Animal Blastomycosis -- 4. Diagnostic Procedures -- 5. Therapy -- 6. Prognostic Factors -- 7. Public Health Aspects of Animal Blastomycosis -- References