Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature
Miliary coccidioidomycosis is a severe manifestation of diseases caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii that is endemic to the southwestern United States as well as Central and South America. While most cases of coccidioidomycosis present with pulmonary disease, certain risk facto...
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| author | Oscar E. Gallardo-Huizar Joyce Lee Kailyn Kim Arthur C. Jeng |
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| description | Miliary coccidioidomycosis is a severe manifestation of diseases caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii that is endemic to the southwestern United States as well as Central and South America. While most cases of coccidioidomycosis present with pulmonary disease, certain risk factors increase the risk for disseminated disease. We present a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis in a 46-year-old patient with uncontrolled diabetes. Additionally, we review the features of thirty-seven cases of patients with miliary coccidioidomycosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9517db3e795c4be4a409f42e2cb7f0d02024-12-21T04:28:07ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392024-12-0146100668Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literatureOscar E. Gallardo-Huizar0Joyce Lee1Kailyn Kim2Arthur C. Jeng3Department of Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA; Corresponding author.David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USADepartment of Infectious Disease, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USAMiliary coccidioidomycosis is a severe manifestation of diseases caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii that is endemic to the southwestern United States as well as Central and South America. While most cases of coccidioidomycosis present with pulmonary disease, certain risk factors increase the risk for disseminated disease. We present a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis in a 46-year-old patient with uncontrolled diabetes. Additionally, we review the features of thirty-seven cases of patients with miliary coccidioidomycosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753924000423CoccidioidomycosisMiliary coccidioidomycosisTuberculosis (TB)Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
| spellingShingle | Oscar E. Gallardo-Huizar Joyce Lee Kailyn Kim Arthur C. Jeng Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature Medical Mycology Case Reports Coccidioidomycosis Miliary coccidioidomycosis Tuberculosis (TB) Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
| title | Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature |
| title_full | Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature |
| title_short | Miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis: Case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | miliary coccidioidomycosis mimicking tuberculosis case report and review of literature |
| topic | Coccidioidomycosis Miliary coccidioidomycosis Tuberculosis (TB) Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753924000423 |
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