Jul 2026· Spartan Medical Research Journal· Vol 11· 1 citation
TL;DR
A rare case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with extensive retroperitoneal, paraspinal, and vertebral involvement in a young, otherwise healthy individual outside the endemic area is presented.
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by Coccidioides species which are soil-dwelling organisms endemic to the southwestern United States and Central and South America. Vertebral osteomyelitis is severe and even rarer manifestations of rare disseminated infections. We present a rare case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with extensive retroperitoneal, paraspinal, and vertebral involvement in a young, otherwise healthy individual outside the endemic area.
A case of disseminated Coccidioides posadasii infection in a pregnant patient presenting with persistent headache subsequently complicated with coccidioidal meningitis and hydrocephalus requiring neurosurgical intervention is reported.
F. Nazir, Syed Sami N. Zafar Ahmed, Zahed Barak et al.· South Dakota medicine : the...· 0 citations
An extremely rare case of melioidosis complicated by pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade is reported, which was successfully treated with pericardiocentesis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
We report 2 cases of chronic subcutaneous infection in immunocompetent persons caused by Fomitiporella spp. basidiomycetes. Both patients recovered after surgical excision without antifungal therapy. We confirmed the cause of infection using broad-range fungal PCR from formalin-fixed tissue, highlighting the value of m...
G. Tansarli, Bi-Cong Wu, S. Salipante et al.· Emerging Infectious Diseases· 0 citations
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) may be complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) and pneumonia. We herein report a case of a Chinese male patient with PLA and bilateral EE caused by hvKp to highlight the severe clinical outcomes of this condition.
Chang-Jiang Liu, Jian-Ting Song, Jiayuan Zhao et al.· Immunity, Inflammation and D...· 0 citations
A 61-year-old male farmer from Itaiçaba, Ceará, Brazil, with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who presented with prolonged fever, abdominal pain, and weight loss is reported, highlighting an atypical disseminated presentation and reinforces clinical suspicion of melioidosis in diabetic patients with visceral abscesses in ende...
O. A. Barbosa, José Walter Correia, Andre Luis Coutinho de Araújo Macedo et al.· Journal of Health & Biol...· 0 citations
