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Nonoperative management for disseminated spinal blastomycosis with extensive lytic destruction in a 35-year-old male: illustrative case.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Background: The authors describe the case of a 35-year-old male who presented with back pain and painful masses on his upper extremities. He had a known sacral lesion identified 1 year prior at an outside facility, suspected to be coccidioidomycosis on biopsy, but the workup was not completed because the patient left against medical advice and was lost to follow-up. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging revealed lytic destructive lesions involving the calvaria, thoracolumbar spine, and sacrum, concerning for an active and disseminated infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUpdates in Coccidioidomycosis.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; UC-Davis Center for Valley Fever. Electronic address:
Coccidioidomycosis is the clinical disease caused by the dimorphic pathogenic fungi Coccidioides immitis and C posadasii. The number of clinically recognized coccidioidomycosis cases continues to increase yearly including in regions outside the traditional regions of endemicity. Following inhalation of Coccidioides spores, the course may range from asymptomatic exposure with resultant immunity, to a subacute pulmonary illness, to life-threatening disseminated infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of a novel patient-reported outcome measure for disseminated coccidioidomycosis (valley fever).
J Antimicrob Chemother
December 2024
Clinical Outcomes Assesments, Clinical Outcomes Solutions, Folkestone, Kent, UK.
Background: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) is a dimorphic fungal infection endemic to the southwest United States, Mexico, Central and South America, which can lead to chronic debilitating illness and death.
Objectives: This qualitative study was conducted to develop a bespoke patient-reported outcome measure for patients with chronic disseminated coccidioidomycosis to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impacts.
Patients And Methods: Online, first-person narratives of patient experiences of disseminated coccidioidomycosis were used to create a patient-centred conceptual model of symptoms and impacts of the condition.
How I Do It: Managing Cavitary Coccidioidomycosis Expert Opinions for Improving Patient Outcomes.
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Coccidioidomycosis (CM), caused by the dimorphic fungi Coccidioides immitis (C. immitis) and C. posadasii, is recognized as an increasing threat both nationally and worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation (2013-2022): A Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
Transpl Infect Dis
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Coccidioidomycosis is a serious fungal infection that can be transmitted through organ transplantation, with a review of cases from 2013 to 2022 revealing significant risks.
- Seven deceased donors transmitted the infection to eight recipients, resulting in a 40% infection rate among organ recipients.
- The study highlights the importance of thorough donor evaluations and antifungal treatment to reduce the high mortality associated with these infections post-transplant.
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