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Review
. 2021 Aug 17;10(7):789-792.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab019.

Congenital Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Fouzia Naeem  1   2   3 , Vini Vijayan  1   2   3 , Bonnie Y Kim  4 , Elham Rahmati  5   6 , James McCarty  3
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Congenital Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Fouzia Naeem et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis in neonates is rare and the acquisition of disease in this age group is not well understood. Congenital coccidioidomycosis is very rare, usually associated with coccidioidal placentitis. Only a handful of cases of congenital coccidioidomycosis have been described in the literature. We describe an infant with congenital coccidioidomycosis delivered by cesarean section to a mother who was diagnosed with disseminated disease in the second trimester and summarize the available literature on congenital coccidioidomycosis.

Keywords: Valley fever; coccidioidomycosis; fungal infection; pediatric; perinatal.

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