A Case of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Involving the Lymph Nodes, the Skin, and the Brain / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 734-738, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-741106
ABSTRACT
Coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection caused by the fungus known as Coccidioides immitis, can affect many species of mammals and some reptiles. The fungus is endemic in the soil of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. Most infections in humans are relatively mild or asymptomatic, but severe or fatal illness can also occur, especially in the elderly or immunocompromised. We report on a patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis whose lymph nodes, skin, and especially brain were infected at diagnosis; however, the lung parenchyme was not infected. Because the brain infection could have been a fatal complication in this peculiar case, we recommended life-long fluconazole treatment for the patient. After 2 months of high doses of fluconazole, the patient's clinical signs were greatly improved with respect to fever, headache, skin lesions, and mediastinal widening on the chest X-ray.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Reptiles
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Skin
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Soil
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South America
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Thorax
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Brain
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Fluconazole
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Southwestern United States
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Coccidioides
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Coccidioidomycosis
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Mexico
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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