title: Coccidiomycosis presenting as a popliteal cyst.
abstract: Coccidiomycosis is a fungal infection that primarily causes pulmonary disease. Extrapulmonary dissemination can occur to the musculoskeletal system with the knee joint most frequently involved. This case report describes a patient with coccidiomycosis whose initial presentation was of a popliteal cyst. The need for aggressive surgical and antibiotic treatment to eradicate this infection is discussed. Coccidiomycosis should be considered in a differential diagnosis of patients with popliteal cysts without other obvious etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wascher
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salka
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mertz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery