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Coccidioidomycosis presenting as a massive pleural effusion in a postpartum woman
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Coccidioidomycosis presenting as a massive pleural effusion in a postpartum woman
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci.
2006 Jan-Mar.
Abstract
A 33-year-old, postpartum woman presented with a massive, left pleural effusion following a self-limiting course of erythema nodosum. Pleural biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis. This is the first reported case in the literature of coccidioidomycosis related to pregnancy, presenting as a massive pleural effusion.
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