We describe a case report of a patient with Blastomycosis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and severe hypoxemia requiring mechanical ventilation, prone positioning, and neuromuscular blockade whose clinical condition rapidly improved with the use of corticosteroids resulting in the patient being discharged home without the need for supplemental oxygen.
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