A Case of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis with Pelvic Bone and Paravertebral Abscess.

Author: Jun Chul PARK ¹ ; Joon Hyung KIM ; Nam Su KU ; Keun Ho LEE ; You Kung CHOI ; Yong Ho LEE ; Young Keun KIM ; Myung Su KIM ; Yong Goo SONG ; So Youn SHIN ; Yeon A KIM ; Yoon Seon PARK ; Sang Ho CHO ; Chang Ki KIM ; Dongeun YONG ; Jun Yong CHOI ; June Myung KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. seran@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Coccidioides immitis; Coccidioidomycosis; Paravertebral abscess
MeSH: Abscess*; Coccidioides; Coccidioidomycosis*; Diagnosis; Inhalation; Pathology; Pelvic Bones*; Spores; United States
From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2006;38(5):296-299
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
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.