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A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is an infection caused by the coccidioides fungus. The spectrum of the disease ranges from a mild upper respiratory illness to severe disseminated infection that could affects the bones, joints, skin, central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Previous reports of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429226/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.04.008 |
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author | Alfreijat, Majd Wilhelmi, Brian |
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description | Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is an infection caused by the coccidioides fungus. The spectrum of the disease ranges from a mild upper respiratory illness to severe disseminated infection that could affects the bones, joints, skin, central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Previous reports of a positive stool culture in the setting of disseminated CM are extremely rare. Herein, we describe a case of a 43-year-old immunocompetent patient with disseminated CM and evidence of positive coccidioides stool culture. |
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spelling | pubmed-54292262017-05-15 A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis Alfreijat, Majd Wilhelmi, Brian IDCases Case Report Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is an infection caused by the coccidioides fungus. The spectrum of the disease ranges from a mild upper respiratory illness to severe disseminated infection that could affects the bones, joints, skin, central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Previous reports of a positive stool culture in the setting of disseminated CM are extremely rare. Herein, we describe a case of a 43-year-old immunocompetent patient with disseminated CM and evidence of positive coccidioides stool culture. Elsevier 2017-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5429226/ /pubmed/28507906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.04.008 Text en © 2017 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/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Alfreijat, Majd Wilhelmi, Brian A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title | A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title_full | A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title_fullStr | A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title_full_unstemmed | A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title_short | A case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
title_sort | case of a positive coccidioides stool culture in an immunocompetent patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429226/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.04.008 |
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