Cavitary Pulmonary Blastomycosis and an Incidental Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma Mimicking Metastatic Disease
Pulmonary blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by <i>Blastomyces dermatitidis</i> that can present with a wide range of nonspecific pulmonary findings and, in rare cases, mimic metastatic malignancy. This case report describes a 26-year-old immunocompetent male who presented with subacute respiratory symptoms and was found to have numerous cavitary pulmonary lesions and a large infiltrative retroperitoneal mass, raising concern for disseminated malignancy, with subsequent evaluation revealing pulmonary blastomycosis and an incidental benign retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma.
Authors
- Matthew Karulf
- Kaylin M. Burton
- Matthew T Foley
- Alec McKheen
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Marquette General Hospital (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103664
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00