Subcorneal pustular dermatosis associated with Coccidioides immitis
| Autor: | Sanjana Iyengar, Shurong Chang, Maxwell A Fung, Cindy J Chambers, Victoria R. Sharon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Coccidioidomycosis
subcorneal pustular dermatosis medicine.medical_specialty Pathology biology medicine.diagnostic_test Coccidioides immitis business.industry Rocky Mountain spotted fever Dermatology General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Serology Valley fever Biopsy medicine Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides business Fluconazole medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Iyengar, Sanjana; Chambers, Cindy J; Chang, Shurong; Fung, Maxwell A; & Sharon, Victoria R. (2015). Subcorneal pustular dermatosis associated with Coccidioides immitis. Dermatology Online Journal, 21(8). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/35r6z6bx |
| Popis: | Coccidioidomycosis (AKA "Valley fever") is a primary pulmonary infection via airborne spores released from coccidioides immitis in the soil. Reactive cutaneous eruptions resulting from the pulmonary infection are difficult to diagnose because skin biopsies do not contain the organism. We present an adolescent male with primary pulmonary C.immitis infection manifesting with biopsy proven subcorneal pustular dermatosis. Serological studies revealed increasingly positive titers for coccidioidomycosis and symptoms resolved promptly following initiation of systemic antifungal therapy. Our unique case presentation illustrates subcorneal pustular dermatosis as a reactive eruption owing to primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. An association between the two conditions warrants further investigation. |
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