Disseminated coccidioidomycosis with pericarditis. Successful treatment with amphotericin B.
Pericarditis with effusion can occur as a complication of disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Information on management of this condition is very scanty in the medical literature. One case is described in detail. Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy with amphotericin B have been emphasized as keys to success in treating this condition.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography
D000666:Amphotericin B