Khatib, Aisha Mukkala, Avinash N. Chong-Kit, Tianna Raheel, Hira Boggild, Andrea K.
Published in
Current Infectious Disease Reports
Coccidioidomycosis incidence has been increasing recently in endemic regions. The disease can manifest with variable pulmonary and cutaneous presentations, challenging the clinical diagnosis. Our case highlights the differential diagnosis that must be considered for presentations of erythema nodosum and cavitating lung lesions and the importance of...
Peng, Tao Zong, Yue Johnson, Michael Dl Menghani, Sanjay V Lewis, Maria Lourdes Galgiani, John N
Published in
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Coccidioidomycosis is most frequently diagnosed serologically, and the quantitative test for complement-fixing antibodies is considered prognostically useful. Because complement-fixing antibody testing is complex, labor-intensive, and poorly standardized, an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) alternative would be attractive. In this report, we restr...
Diep, Anh L. Hoyer, Katrina K.
Published in
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal, respiratory disease caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii . This emerging infectious disease ranges from asymptomatic to pulmonary disease and disseminated infection. Most infections are cleared with little to no medical intervention whereas chronic disease often requires life-long medication with...
Morais, José Leonardo da Silveira Borges, Maria Clara Machado Cavalcante, Letícia Maria Mota Braga Motoyama, Paula Vitória Pereira Libório, Mariana Pitombeira Távora, Lara Gurgel Fernandes
Published in
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Coccidioidomycosis, a disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii , is endemic in arid climatic regions in Northeast Brazil. Its prevalence is higher among young adult males living in rural areas. Existing literature about this disease in Ceará, a Northeast Brazilian state, are scarce. Here, we aimed to outline th...
Wormser, Vanessa R. Li, Zi Ying Libke, Robert Rahmati, Elham
Published in
IDCases
This is a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis. This case illustrates the importance of early suspicion for coccidioidomycosis in patients from an endemic area. Early identification and recognition of the disease are important to attain early therapy and disease control.
Menner, N Cronen, T
Published in
Der Pneumologe
Travellers to foreign countries can acquire infections with pathogens that are not endemic in Germany. In light of the steadily increasing foreign travel these infections in returning travellers are of growing importance. Older travellers and those with underlying diseases constitute a special risk group. The knowledge of pathogens endemic to forei...
Chora-Hernández, Luis David Sereno-Gómez, Beatriz Ruiz-Martínez, Francisco Barajas-Magallon, Juan Manuel Ruiz-Jiménez, Miguel Corzo-Leon, Dora E.
Published in
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Lower respiratory infections are the most important cause of death due to a transmissible disease. We present a case of severe influenza and coccidioidomycosis lung coinfection in a 65-year-old Mexican migrant. This case highlights the challenges that respiratory viruses impose on the diagnosis of fungal infections and on the multidisciplinary mana...
Prichard, John G Azimov, Michelle B Oregel, Karlos Z
Published in
The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND Coccidioidomycosis is endemic to the Sonoran life zone, which extends from Latin America to the western United States. The principle manifestation is pneumonia but disseminated disease also occurs. Venous thromboembolism occurring in association with this disease has not been reported. We encountered 5 cases of coccidioidomycosis, each c...
Wilmes, Dunja Schui, Daniela Held, Jürgen Ackermann, Sina Geipel, Udo Emrich, Kai Winkelmann, Ernst-Joachim Rickerts, Volker
Published in
Medical Mycology Case Reports
We describe a patient with a disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Biomarkers in serum during itraconazole therapy showed a rapid clearing of Coccidioides DNA as detected by PCR. Coccidioides antibody detection by lateral flow assay became negative after one year and decreased from 1:64 to 1:8 in the complement fixation test after two years. The (1 → 3)...
Manglani, Ravi Pavosevic, Helena Tomac Han, Liying Epelbaum, Oleg
Published in
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
The term “endemic mycoses” refers to a group of fungi that maintains a baseline rate of infection only in certain geographical regions due to the hospitable enviormental conditions these regions offer. In the United States, Histoplasma capsulatum , Coccidioides spp , and Blastomyces dermatitidis are the three most prevalent endemic human fungal inf...
