title: Iliopsoas coccidioidomycotic abscess with associated intra-abdominal extension in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Exposure to the fungal pathogen Coccidioides immitis in normal hosts causes primarily self-limited pulmonary disease. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient who developed a Coccidioides-associated iliopsoas abscess with rare intra-abdominal dissemination at least one decade after primary exposure in an area endemic for this fungus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. brad.mcgwire@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Bradford
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McGwire
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marr
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Leona
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayers
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents