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Published on: January 28, 2010
A rare case of peritoneal coccidioidomycosis
Kaegan G Williams1, Rachel S Robeck
1At Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Tex., Kaegan G. Williams is an advanced emergency medicine ultrasound PA fellow and Rachel S. Robeck is research director of the US Army-Baylor University Emergency Medicine PA Fellowship. Dr. Robeck also practices at the Naval Medical Research Unit in San Antonio, Tex. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Defense Health Agency, Brooke Army Medical Center, or the Department of Defense, nor any agencies under the US government. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever, is a fungal infection that can develop after inhalation of arthroconidia from soil. Coccidioidomycosis infections are most common in the southwestern United States and typically involve the lungs. Risk factors for extrapulmonary spread, which can be life-threatening, include older age, diabetes, HIV and AIDS, late-term pregnancy, immunosuppressant drug use and African or Filipino ancestry. This article describes incidental identification of coccidioidomycosis of the peritoneum, an extremely rare site for dissemination, during bariatric surgery in a patient without known risk factors.
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