Coccidioides immitis presenting as a hyphal form in cerebrospinal fluid.
This article reports a case of Coccidioides immitis that presented as a hyphal form in a 38-year-old patient. The organism was observed growing exclusively as hyphae in the cerebrospinal fluid by microscopic examination. Coccidioides immitis was the only organism cultured. The identification of C immitis was confirmed by both standard culture methods and DNA probe studies.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, LAC+USC, USA.
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Zepeda
G K
GK
Kobayashi
M D
MD
Appleman
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Navarro
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013129:Spinal Puncture
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole