Objective: MR imaging studies of 15 patients with documented vertebral column coccidioidomycosis infection were retrospectively reviewed to determine the MR imaging features of coccidioidal spondylitis.
Conclusion: On MR imaging, coccidioidal spondylitis may be unifocal or multifocal. Involvement of an intervertebral disk, vertebral body marrow, and adjacent epidural and soft tissue is generally seen.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/ajr.171.3.9725317 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Coccidiomycosis septic arthritis presenting as ankle monoarthritis in a patient with presumed psoriatic arthritis.
BMJ Case Rep
September 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
A man in his 50s with a history of psoriasis was evaluated for acute on chronic left ankle pain. His symptoms were attributed to psoriatic arthritis, and he tried several immunosuppressive regimens without improvement. Further diagnostic workup confirmed septic monarthritis thought secondary to a known remote history of Valley fever while residing in Arizona and subsequent reactivation in the setting of immunosuppression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMusculoskeletal Coccidioidomycosis in the Setting of Adalimumab: A Case Report.
Cureus
March 2024
Rheumatology, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Dayton, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Musculoskeletal coccidioidomycosis is a rare fungal infection primarily found in the southwestern U.S. and parts of Latin America, often leading to pneumonia-like symptoms, though many cases are asymptomatic.
- A case study describes a 53-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and a condition called ankylosing spondylitis who developed disseminated coccidioidomycosis, presenting with nodules and lesions identified through MRI and PET scans.
- After ruling out cancer through biopsies, she was treated with antifungal medications, which improved her condition, highlighting the increased risk of fungal infections in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies like adalimumab.
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis to the Spine-Case Series and Review of Literature.
Brain Sci
July 2019
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infectious disease caused by the species endemic to Southwestern United States. Symptomatic patients typically present as community-acquired pneumonia. Uncommonly, in about 1% of infections, hematogenous extra pulmonary systemic dissemination involving skin, musculoskeletal system, and meninges occur.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase 209: Disseminated coccidioidal spondylodiskitis.
Radiology
September 2014
From the Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554.
History A 46-year-old Hispanic man with a medical history of diabetes and hepatitis C and an unclear history of prior infectious disease presented to the emergency department of a community medical center in the northeastern United States with a 3-month history of back pain. The patient was originally from Mexico and had been living in the United States for approximately 1 year. Physical examination at the time of admission was noncontributory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFungal infections of the spine.
Clin Orthop Relat Res
March 2006
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Unlabelled: Fungal infections of the spine are relatively uncommon. Fungi such as Coccidioides immitis and Blastomyces dermatitidis are limited to specific geographical areas whereas cryptococcus, candida, and aspergillus are found worldwide. Candida and aspergillus are normal commensals of the body and produce disease in susceptible organisms when they gain access to the vascular system through intravenous lines, during implantation of prosthetic devices, or during surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!