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FUNGOUS DISEASES OF MAN IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

FUNGOUS DISEASES OF MAN IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA It is rather surprising that the study of fungi has received comparatively little attention, although the early demonstration of micro-organisms as the etiologic factor of disease was the discovery of a fungus by Schoenlein in 1839, in a case of favus. Even today, the occurrence of diseases caused by pathogenic fungi is considered very rare, which is probably due either to mistaken diagnosis or to failure of men to report these cases. The committee on statistics of the American Dermatological Association reports1 the occurrence of blastomycosis in 1921 as 0.4 per thousand (or twenty-one cases out of the total of cutaneous cases reported), and sporotrichosis, 0.1 per thousand (or six cases out of the total number of cases reported). The ratio of these diseases is practically identical with those of 1916 or the period 1898-1911. The Middle West constitutes the main source of supply of these cases. The number http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

FUNGOUS DISEASES OF MAN IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

WOHL, MICHAEL G.
JAMA , Volume 81 (8) – Aug 25, 1923
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American Medical Association
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0098-7484
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Abstract

It is rather surprising that the study of fungi has received comparatively little attention, although the early demonstration of micro-organisms as the etiologic factor of disease was the discovery of a fungus by Schoenlein in 1839, in a case of favus. Even today, the occurrence of diseases caused by pathogenic fungi is considered very rare, which is probably due either to mistaken diagnosis or to failure of men to report these cases. The committee on statistics of the American Dermatological Association reports1 the occurrence of blastomycosis in 1921 as 0.4 per thousand (or twenty-one cases out of the total of cutaneous cases reported), and sporotrichosis, 0.1 per thousand (or six cases out of the total number of cases reported). The ratio of these diseases is practically identical with those of 1916 or the period 1898-1911. The Middle West constitutes the main source of supply of these cases. The number

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Published: Aug 25, 1923

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