An unusual case of coccidioidomycosis.
Dissemination of coccidioidomycosis is rare. The skin, musculoskeletal system, and central nervous system have been described as the most common sites of extrapulmonary disease. We present a case of an asymptomatic patient in whom the diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis was made on a lymph node biopsy. The biopsy was performed because of an abnormal mammogram and physical findings suggestive of malignancy.
Smith
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Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11042.
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Kostroff
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D000368:Aged; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008327:Mammography; D015206:Southwestern United States