title: [Spontaneous pneumothorax due to pulmonary coccidioidomycosis].
abstract: Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the soil fungus Coccidioides immitis. It is endemic in northern Mexico and the southwest part of the United States. Radiologic manifestations are varied. Rupture of a coccidioidal pulmonary cavity with subsequent pneumothorax is a rare clinical event, even in endemic areas. We present a case with a brief review of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Radiología e Imagen Adán Pitol Croda, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México, D.F. docjvradiologo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Lamadrid
authors.forename: María Del Rocío
authors.initials: Mdel R
authors.lastname: Iñiguez-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Sergio Andrés
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Criales-Vera
mesh_terms: D003045:Coccidioides; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography