Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii fungus. Humans usually get infected by inhaling spores risen from the soil. Although in 60 percent of cases symptoms are absent, remaining patients can develop various manifestations of the disease, from flu-l...

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Autores principales: Alčauskas, Tadas, Zablockienė, Birutė, Zablockis, Rolandas, Svetikas, Linas, Bilotaitė, Laura, Jančorienė, Ligita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630071
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58050655
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Sumario:Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii fungus. Humans usually get infected by inhaling spores risen from the soil. Although in 60 percent of cases symptoms are absent, remaining patients can develop various manifestations of the disease, from flu-like symptoms to severe dissemination or meningitis. In endemic regions (California, Arizona, Mexico, Central, and South America), pulmonary coccidioidomycosis causes 25% of community-acquired cases of pneumonia. We present the first registered case of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in Lithuania. Clinical presentation, pathogenesis, treatment options, and diagnostic alternatives are discussed.

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