Coccidioides immitis Cervical Lymphadenitis Complicated by Esophageal Fistula

Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is caused by the dimorphic fungi Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. Most infections are asymptomatic or result in self-limited pneumonia; extrapulmonary dissemination via either hematogenous or lymphatic spread is rare. Here, we present a case of cervic...

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Main Authors: Loudin, Michael, Clayburgh, Daniel R., Hakki, Morgan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893591/