title: Operative management of chronic coccidioidomycosis.
abstract: Nine of fourteen patients with chronic coccidioidomycosis were treated operatively for therapeutic and diagnostic indications. Complications were minimal and no reactivation or spread of the disease resulted. This series emphasizes the role of the surgeon in the diagnosis and management of chronic coccidioidomycosis and demonstrates the need for the surgeon to be familiar with its natural history and diverse presentations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography