Miliary pattern pulmonary infiltrates in a diabetic patient: Coccidioidomycosis

This is a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis. This case illustrates the importance of early suspicion for coccidioidomycosis in patients from an endemic area. Early identification and recognition of the disease are important to attain early therapy and disease control.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wormser, Vanessa R., Li, Zi Ying, Libke, Robert, Rahmati, Elham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Illustrated
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33083229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00977
Descripción
Sumario:This is a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis. This case illustrates the importance of early suspicion for coccidioidomycosis in patients from an endemic area. Early identification and recognition of the disease are important to attain early therapy and disease control.

Ejemplares similares