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Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in an immunodeficient 16-year-old female

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 ass...

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Autores principales: Musil, Ian L., Gilbertson-Dahdal, Dorothy, Elliott, Sean P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303563
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i4.237
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description 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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spelling pubmed-48976002016-06-14 Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in an immunodeficient 16-year-old female Musil, Ian L. Gilbertson-Dahdal, Dorothy Elliott, Sean P. Radiol Case Rep Article 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. Elsevier 2015-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4897600/ /pubmed/27303563 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i4.237 Text en © 2008 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303563
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i4.237
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