Coccidioidomycosis presenting as a massive pleural effusion in a postpartum woman.

ABSTRACT

A 33-year-old, postpartum woman presented with a massive, left pleural effusion following a self-limiting course of erythema nodosum. Pleural biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. This is the first reported case in the literature of coccidioidomycosis related to pregnancy, presenting as a massive pleural effusion.