TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in an immunodeficient 16-year-old female
AU - Musil, Ian L.
AU - Gilbertson-Dahdal, Dorothy
AU - Elliott, Sean P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008 The Authors.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - We report the case of a 16-year-old female with genetic immunodeficiency in whom pulmonary coccidioidomycosis became disseminated. Most infections due to Coccidioides immitis are self-limited and resolve over a period of weeks to months without specific treatment. In rare cases, especially those associated with immunodeficiency, the disease is found outside the confines of the chest cavity. In these cases, the most common site of dissemination is the skin. Defining the extent of dissemination often relies on diagnostic imaging.
AB - We report the case of a 16-year-old female with genetic immunodeficiency in whom pulmonary coccidioidomycosis became disseminated. Most infections due to Coccidioides immitis are self-limited and resolve over a period of weeks to months without specific treatment. In rare cases, especially those associated with immunodeficiency, the disease is found outside the confines of the chest cavity. In these cases, the most common site of dissemination is the skin. Defining the extent of dissemination often relies on diagnostic imaging.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v3i4.237
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v3i4.237
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964335416
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 3
SP - 237
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 4
M1 - 237
ER -