title: Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a liver transplant recipient with negative serology: use of polymerase chain reaction.
abstract: Coccidioidomycosis has been previously described in recipients of solid organ transplantation, especially in patients who have lived in or have visited areas endemic for Coccidioides spp. We present a case of coccidioidomycosis in a liver transplant recipient with several unique aspects, including negative serology and positive polymerase chain reaction results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA. assi.maha@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Maha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Assi
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Binnicker
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Wengenack
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Deziel
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Badley
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011859:Radiography; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole