Blastomycosis with rapid-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome in an urban setting

While blastomycosis is endemic to eastern USA and northwestern Ontario, acquisition is an anomaly in urban settings. We present a 54-year-old immunocompetent man from the greater Toronto area with no travel, who presented with a 3-week history of chest pain and dyspnoea. Initial radiographic workup revealed a mass-like opacification in the right apical mediastinum. Extensive investigations including bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, …