Atypical coccidioidomycosis in an AIDS patient successfully treated with fluconazole

Autor: Hernández, J. L., Echevarría, S., García-Valtuille, A., Mazorra, F., Salesa, R.
Zdroj: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases; August 1997, Vol. 16 Issue: 8 p592-594, 3p
Abstrakt: Cervical lymphadenopathy due toCoccidioides immitisoccurred as the sole opportunistic infection in a Spanish patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Twelve years earlier the patient had lived in the desert regions of the southwestern USA. After an initial course of high doses of fluconazole, the patient recovered without any sequelae. This is the first case of coccidioidomycosis in Spain.
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