Pemphigus vulgaris and disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
A Mexican-American patient with pemphigus vulgaris developed fatal disseminated coccidioidomycosis while on immunosuppressive therapy with systemic corticosteroids and azathioprine. Immunosuppressed patients should be carefully monitored for coccidioidomycosis as well as other systemic mycoses.
D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001623:Betamethasone; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone