Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case #47. Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.
This case report on primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis outlines a typical presentation in an individual at high risk and the pitfalls that can occur to practitioners unfamiliar with this disease. The patient was a 36-year-old black male who presented with an initial abnormal chest X-ray and who eventually was correctly diagnosed and improved on a 30-day course of ketoconazole. This patient showed no signs of dissemination.
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D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011859:Radiography