Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis and Review of Published Cases with Lung Involvement in Korea
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
;
: 159-163, 2015.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-44741
ABSTRACT
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis. The endemic area is mostly south-western United States. As increasing in overseas travel to endemic areas, the incidence rate has been recently increased in non-endemic areas. The diagnosis may be delayed in non-endemic area. It is important to elicit traveling histories and to differentiate lung consolidation with eosinophilia, for timely diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. Recently, we experienced a case with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in a Korean American who visited Korea showed consolidation in right lower lobe on chest X-ray and prolonged eosinophilia. In the case, a confirmatory diagnostic method was percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy of lung. We report acute pulomonary coccidioidomycosis case and review previous published reports with pulmonary manifestation in Korea.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Thorax
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États-Unis
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Ponction-biopsie à l'aiguille
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Incidence
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Coccidioides
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Coccidioïdomycose
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Maladies endémiques
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Diagnostic
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Éosinophilie
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Etude d'incidence
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Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Nord
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Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Année:
2015
Type:
Article
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