Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age

Lovedip Kooner; Augustine Munoz; Austin Garcia; Akriti Kaur; Rupam Sharma; Virginia Bustamante; Vishal Narang; George R. Thompson III; Rasha Kuran; Amir Berjis; Royce H. Johnson; Arash Heidari

doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0278.v1

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Kooner, L.; Munoz, A.; Garcia, A.; Kaur, A.; Sharma, R.; Bustamante, V.; Narang, V.; Thompson, G.R., III; Kuran, R.; Berjis, A.; Johnson, R.H.; Heidari, A. Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 561. Kooner, L.; Munoz, A.; Garcia, A.; Kaur, A.; Sharma, R.; Bustamante, V.; Narang, V.; Thompson, G.R., III; Kuran, R.; Berjis, A.; Johnson, R.H.; Heidari, A. Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 561.

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Coccidioides spp are thermally dimorphic fungi found in geographically defined areas of the Western Hemisphere. The primary portal of entry is respiratory, with a symptomatic pneumonic disease as the most common presentation. Subsequent pulmonary complications as well as extrapulmonary metastatic infection may occur, either of which may be the presenting disease manifestation. Cavitary lung disease may be found incidentally or when investigating symptoms such as cough or hemoptysis. This study aims to explore the spectrum of coccidioidal cavities and the evaluation and management in a cohort of patients seen at Kern Medical over the last 12 years.

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Coccidioidal Pulmonary Cavitation: A New Age

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