| Abdominal and Pelvic Coccidioidomycosis. | |
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PMID: 21289507 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the Southwestern United States that has a clinical presentation resembling community-acquired pneumonia. Disease occurs after inhalation of airborne arthroconidia. Dissemination to a variety of organ systems via hematogenous spread from a primary pulmonary focus may then occur. Coccidioidomycosis rarely involves the abdominal cavity. The authors review the spectrum of abdominal and pelvic presentations of coccidioidomycosis and report 6 unusual cases, including acute appendicitis, hepatitis and adnexal masses. Pathologists played a critical role in the diagnosis of these presentations by recognizing spherules in tissue. In only 2 of the cases were Coccidioides species cultured. |
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Geoffrey Smith; Susan Hoover; Richard Sobonya; Stephen A Klotz |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-1 |
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Title: The American journal of the medical sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1538-2990 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370506 Medline TA: Am J Med Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the Section of Infectious Diseases (gs, sh, sak), Department of Pathology (rs), University of Arizona College of Medicine; and Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (gs),Tucson, Arizona. |
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