Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Presenting with Miliary Nodules / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 97-101, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-142938
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Coccidioidomycosis is a rare systemic fungal infection in Korea. However, the incidence of coccidioidomycosis has recently begun to increase due to the increasing incidence of people traveling overseas to endemic areas. In previously reported cases of coccidioidomycosis in Korea, the radiographic findings usually showed a solitary pulmonary nodule, pleural effusion, cavitation, and hilar lymphadenopathy, but no miliary nodules. We report a case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with miliary nodules in an immunocompetent patient. A 32 year old male, who had traveled in Corona, New Mexico, USA, was admitted for an evaluation of persistent cough with fever. Chest radiography revealed initially diffuse multiple small nodules that appeared to be miliary tuberculosis. However, a subsequent evaluation revealed that he had disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Thorax
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Radiography
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New Mexico
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Incidence
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Coccidioidomycosis
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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Cough
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Fever
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article