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. 2023 May 12;9(5):561.
doi: 10.3390/jof9050561.

Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age

Lovedip Kooner  1   2 , Augustine Munoz  1   2   3 , Austin Garcia  1   2   3 , Akriti Kaur  1   2   3 , Rupam Sharma  1   2   3 , Virginia Bustamante  1   2   3 , Vishal Narang  1   2   3 , George R Thompson 3rd  4 , Rasha Kuran  1   2   3 , Amir Berjis  5 , Royce H Johnson  1   2   3 , Arash Heidari  1   2   3
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Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age

Lovedip Kooner et al. J Fungi (Basel). .

Abstract

Coccidioides species are thermally dimorphic fungi found in geographically defined areas of the Western Hemisphere. The primary portal of entry is respiratory, with symptomatic pneumonic diseases as the most common presentation. Subsequent pulmonary complications as well as extrapulmonary metastatic infection may occur, either of which may be the presenting disease manifestation. Cavitary lung disease may be found incidentally or when investigating symptoms such as cough or hemoptysis. This study aims to explore the spectrum of coccidioidal cavities and the evaluation and management in a cohort of patients seen at Kern Medical over the last 12 years.

Keywords: cavitary; cavitation; cavity; coccidioidal; coccidioidomycosis; valley fever.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Flowchart of patients with inclusion and exclusion criteria in the study of pulmonary cavitary coccidioidomycosis.
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Figure 2
Comparison of presenting manifestations for patients with coccidioidal pulmonary cavitations.
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Figure 3
Comparison of demographics for patients with coccidioidal pulmonary cavitations.
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Figure 4
CT image of a single coccidioidal pulmonary cavity. The red arrow indicates a cavity.
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Figure 5
X-ray image of a single coccidioidal pulmonary cavity. The red arrow indicates a cavity.
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Figure 6
CT image of multiple coccidioidal pulmonary cavities. The red arrows indicate cavities.
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Figure 7
X-ray image of multiple coccidioidal pulmonary cavities. The red arrows indicate cavities.
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