Coccidioides immitis. A rare cause of pulmonary mycetoma.
Coccidioides immitis occurring as a fungus ball within a chronic pulmonary cavity has previously been reported twice and must be rare. We report a mycetoma composed of both spherule and mycelial forms of Coccidioides immitis, proved by culture and histologic sections. Fungus ball due to Coccidioides immitis is a logical progression from mycelia seen in the cavity wall in the active pulmonary coccidioidal lung cavity.
D003045:Coccidioides; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*