Gilchrist disease is:
Correct Answer: North American Blastomycosis
Description: North American Blastomycosis: Gilchrist’s disease.
NORTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS
(Gilchrist Disease)
North American blastomycosis is a mycotic infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis and may occur either in a cutaneous form or in a systemic form involving bones, liver, lungs, subcutaneous tissues and other organs.
Reference: Shafer’s Textbook of ORAL PATHOLOGY Eighth Edition page no 351,352
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