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Huang J, Cano EJ, Shweta F, Shah AS, Schuetz AN, Bois M, Gurram PR. Infected Aneurysm of the Native Aorta due to Coccidioides posadasii. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8:ofab266. [PMID: 34159219 PMCID: PMC8214011 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection that is typically asymptomatic or associated with pulmonary disease. Extrapulmonary disease may involve the skin, bones, or central nervous system, yet endovascular infections are exceedingly rare. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of coccidioidomycosis of the native aorta in an immunocompromised host.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey Huang
- Division of Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Fnu Shweta
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Aditya S Shah
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Audrey N Schuetz
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Melanie Bois
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Pooja R Gurram
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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