Coccidioidal Hepatic Abscess in a Patient With Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report
| Autor: | Nadia Raza MD, Faisal Nasrawi MD, Arash Heidari MD, Rasha Kuran MD, Navinchandra Amin MD, Royce Johnson MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Vol 9 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2324-7096 23247096 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23247096211033051 |
| Popis: | Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by inhalation of arthroconidia of Coccidioides . Forty percent of patients will develop mild and self-limited respiratory infection, and a small fraction of these individuals will develop extrapulmonary disseminated disease. This is the case of a patient with a known history of disseminated coccidioidomycosis, who initially presented for symptoms of persistent pneumonia. On evaluation, the patient was found to have a hepatic abscess for which he underwent percutaneous drainage. Culture grew Coccidioides immitis , and the patient was treated with systemic antifungal. This is a rare case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis in the liver. |
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