Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age

species are thermally dimorphic fungi found in geographically defined areas of the Western Hemisphere. The primary portal of entry is respiratory, with symptomatic pneumonic diseases as the most common presentation. Subsequent pulmonary complications as well as extrapulmonary metastatic infection ma...

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Published inJournal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 561
Main Authors Kooner, Lovedip, Munoz, Augustine, Garcia, Austin, Kaur, Akriti, Sharma, Rupam, Bustamante, Virginia, Narang, Vishal, Thompson, 3rd, George R, Kuran, Rasha, Berjis, Amir, Johnson, Royce H, Heidari, Arash
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 12.05.2023
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Subjects
Catheters
cavitary
Cavitation
cavity
Chest tubes
coccidioidal
coccidioidomycosis
Communication
Cough
Diabetes
Fever
Hemoptysis
Hemorrhage
Intervention
Lung diseases
Metastases
Ostomy
Thoracic surgery
Tuberculosis
valley fever
United States > US
San Joaquin Valley
California
coccidioidomycosis
cavity
coccidioidal
valley fever
cavitary
cavitation
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Summary:species are thermally dimorphic fungi found in geographically defined areas of the Western Hemisphere. The primary portal of entry is respiratory, with symptomatic pneumonic diseases as the most common presentation. Subsequent pulmonary complications as well as extrapulmonary metastatic infection may occur, either of which may be the presenting disease manifestation. Cavitary lung disease may be found incidentally or when investigating symptoms such as cough or hemoptysis. This study aims to explore the spectrum of coccidioidal cavities and the evaluation and management in a cohort of patients seen at Kern Medical over the last 12 years.
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ISSN:2309-608X
2309-608X
DOI:10.3390/jof9050561