THE INDOLENT SANDSTORM: A RARE CASE OF MULTIFOCAL DISSEMINATED COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS.

Autor: Goodrich-Harris, Amy, Patel, Mit, Walls, Timothy, Marik, Paul
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Zdroj: CHEST; Oct2019 Supplement, Vol. 156, pA2178-A2178, 1p
Abstrakt: A neck Computed Tomography (CT) scan revealed a large retropharyngeal abscess extending from C2-T1 vertebrae, osseous erosion into cervical spine C2-C6 with anterior cervical and ventral epidural abscesses, and multiple bilateral neck abscesses. Patient underwent a C3-C6 decompressive laminectomy and bilateral neck exploration with washout of abscesses. Fungal culture from neck and ankle abscess grew Coccidioides immitis. [Extracted from the article]
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