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J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
. Jan-Dec 2020;8:2324709620972244.
doi: 10.1177/2324709620972244.
An Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis Coinfection in a Patient Presenting With Multifocal Pneumonia With COVID-19
Cameron Casey Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Randolph Senining[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jessica Kim[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rajan Goyal[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been the focus of health care workers as it has affected millions of people and cost hundreds of thousands of lives around the world. As hospitals struggle to identify and care for those afflicted with COVID-19, it is easy to overlook endemic diseases that potentially worsen or mimic the pulmonary manifestations or may coinfect those with COVID-19. In this case report, we present the case of a 48-year-old Hispanic female who was admitted with respiratory distress from an acute COVID-19 infection but was also found to have acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis infection and was treated successfully.
Keywords: COVID-19; acute cocci; cocci COVID; coccidioides; coccidioidomycosis; valley fever.
. Jan-Dec 2020;8:2324709620972244.
doi: 10.1177/2324709620972244.
An Acute Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis Coinfection in a Patient Presenting With Multifocal Pneumonia With COVID-19
Cameron Casey Chang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Randolph Senining[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jessica Kim[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rajan Goyal[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33167717
- DOI: 10.1177/2324709620972244
Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been the focus of health care workers as it has affected millions of people and cost hundreds of thousands of lives around the world. As hospitals struggle to identify and care for those afflicted with COVID-19, it is easy to overlook endemic diseases that potentially worsen or mimic the pulmonary manifestations or may coinfect those with COVID-19. In this case report, we present the case of a 48-year-old Hispanic female who was admitted with respiratory distress from an acute COVID-19 infection but was also found to have acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis infection and was treated successfully.
Keywords: COVID-19; acute cocci; cocci COVID; coccidioides; coccidioidomycosis; valley fever.