Traveller's coccidioidomycosis: case report of pulmonary infection diagnosed in Israel.
A 60-year-old temporary Israeli resident travelled to Arizona, developed an influenzalike infection, and returned with a space-occupying lesion in the lung. Since the patient was a heavy smoker, lung cancer was suspected and he was operated on. A granuloma was reported on frozen sections, and Coccidioides immitis was revealed on stained preparations and by microbiological investigation. Coccidioidomycosis is unusual in Israel; therefore, it is important to be aware of this mycosis in patients who have a history of recent visits to areas of endemicity in North America, Central America, and South America.
Lefler
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Department of Microbiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Weiler-Ravell
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Merzbach
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Ben-Izhak
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Best
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D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel