title: Peritoneal coccidioidomycosis: case report and review.
abstract: Peritonitis is an unusual extrapulmonary manifestation of coccidioidomycosis. Peritoneal involvement often has an indolent course and may resolve spontaneously. Optimal management has not been defined; however, fluconazole's spectrum of activity, pharmacokinetic profile, and efficacy in dialysis-related yeast peritonitis suggest that it may be an effective treatment. To our knowledge, we report the first case of coccidioidal peritonitis treated with fluconazole and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1Y6 Canada. pphils@hivmet.ubc.ca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology