Infect Chemother.
2006 Oct;38(5):296-299.
A Case of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis with Pelvic Bone and Paravertebral Abscess
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. seran@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4AIDS research institute, Korea.
Abstract
- Coccidioidomycosis results from inhaling the spores (arthroconidia) of Coccidioides species (Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii), and is endemic in the southern United States. An even smaller proportion of all infections result in illnesses related to extrapulmonary infection. We report a case of coccidioidomycosis manifested as pelvic bone and paravertebral abscess in a Korean who has visited LA. Culture and pathology from the pelvic bone and paravertebral mass revealed Coccidioides immitis, and a diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis was made.
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