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7514833

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Coccidioidomycosis is a pulmonary fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Disseminated coccidioidomycosis occurs in 0.1-0.5% of cases and is a life-threatening condition. We report a case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis in an immunocompetent black male with cutaneous lesions, a flocculent neck mass, bilateral hilar adenopathy, persistent fever, night sweats and malaise. The clinical suspicion was lymphoma with cutaneous involvement. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the neck mass provided the primary diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. It was confirmed by culture of FNA-obtained fluid and a subsequent biopsy of a cutaneous lesion. As shown in this case, FNA of soft tissue masses may provide rapid identification of the responsible organism and allow early initiation of therapy for this potentially life-threatening infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
422-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis by fine needle aspiration of a neck mass. A case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't