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File:IPLab10Blasto10.jpg|This is a very high-power photomicrograph showing Blastomyces organisms stained with PAS. Note the budding organism (arrow) and the underlying pyogranulomatous inflammatory reaction in the background.
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What is the route of infection of Blastomyces?">Blastomyces is acquired by inhalation of infectious spores from the soil.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="Blastomyces has a restricted geographical distribution in the US. What regions are endemic?">In the United States, infection is usually limited to areas along the Mississippi, Ohio, and St. Lawrence Rivers, and along the Great Lakes.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What groups of people are at increased risk for Blastomyces?">Those exposed to dust--construction workers exposed to dust from construction sites, hunters and outdoors people who walk in dusty areas, and farm workers.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is the usual clinical manifestation of Blastomyces infection?">Most patients get a pyogranulomatous pneumonia. However, Blastomyces can spread outside the lungs to the skin, bones, and prostate.</spoiler>
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