Coccidioides spp. are dimorphic fungi that ...
Travel or residence in an endemic area is typical. Risk factors for disseminated infection should be sought.
Acute pneumonia
Fever, dry or productive cough, and pleuritic chest pain; he...
Uncomplicated or minor disease is self-limited and usually resolves without specific antifungal therapy.
Controversial whether treatment reduces illness severity or risk of severe c...
Patients with mild primary respiratory tract infections who are not treated with antifungal therapy should be assessed at 3 to 6 months interval...
Ampel NM. New perspectives on coccidioidomycosis. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2010;7(3):181–185. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increase in...
114.9 Coccidioidomycosis, unspecified
114.5 Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, unspecified
114.1 Primary extrapulmonary coccidioidomycosis
114.0 Primary coccidioidomycosis (pulmonary)
114.9 Coccidioi...
Q: Do all patients with symptomatic primary respiratory infection due to C. immitis require treatment?
A: No. Because >95% of initial pulmonary infections are self-limited, treatment is not alwa...
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Coccidioidomycosis. A photomicrograph of the lung from a patient with acute coccidioidal pneumonia shows an acute inflammatory infiltrate surrounding spherules and endospores of C. immitis.
Coccidioidomycosis. A photomicrograph of the lung from a patient with acute coccidioidal pneumonia shows an acute inflammatory infiltrate ...
Hemorrhagic pattern with blood-filled spaces lined by epithelioid cells.
FIGURE 19.9. Giant spherule, highly characteristic of coccidioidomycosis. Structure to the right is a single endospore (Gomori methenamine silver stain, original magnification X100).
FIGURE 19.9. Giant spherule, highly characteristic of coccidioidomycosis. Structure to the right is a single endospore (Gomori methenamine...
FIGURE 19.10. Residual coccidioidomycotic abscess. Radiograph shows stable round lesion in right lower lobe. Sputum in this case was negative, serology positive, and fine needle aspiration positive.
FIGURE 19.10. Residual coccidioidomycotic abscess. Radiograph shows stable round lesion in right lower lobe. Sputum in this case was negat...
FIGURE 19.11. Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Chest radiograph shows chronic right upper lobe infiltrate. Sputum cultures were positive.
FIGURE 19.11. Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Chest radiograph shows chronic right upper lobe infiltrate. Sputum cultures were posit...
FIGURE 19.13. Giant spherule, highly characteristic of coccidioidomycosis. Structure to the right is a single endospore (Gomori methenamine silver stain, original magnification X100).
FIGURE 19.13. Giant spherule, highly characteristic of coccidioidomycosis. Structure to the right is a single endospore (Gomori methenamin...
<bold>FIGURE 47-9</bold> <bold>Patient with coccidioidomycosis and a cutaneous lesion on the face.</bold>
<bold>FIG. 126.4.</bold> Magnetic resonance image of coccidioidomycosis of the cranium in an otherwise healthy 29-year-old woman.
<bold>FIG. 126.4.</bold> Magnetic resonance image of coccidioidomycosis of the cranium in an otherwise healthy 29-year-old wom...
<bold>Fig C 1-12 Coccidioidomycosis pneumonia.</bold> Ill-defined area of patchy infiltrate in the left lower lung.
Figure 271.5. This map displays the regions in which coccidioidomycosis is most highly endemic. The stippled areas represent the uncertain boundaries. Not represented are recently identified endemic areas in northeastern Utah in the United States and in northeastern Brazil.
Figure 271.5. This map displays the regions in which coccidioidomycosis is most highly endemic. The stippled areas represent the uncertain...