Influenza challenging the diagnosis and management of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis

Lower respiratory infections are the most important cause of death due to a transmissible disease. We present a case of severe influenza and coccidioidomycosis lung coinfection in a 65-year-old Mexican migrant. This case highlights the challenges that respiratory viruses impose on the diagnosis of f...

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Main Authors: Luis David Chora-Hernández, Beatriz Sereno-Gómez, Francisco Ruiz-Martínez, Juan Manuel Barajas-Magallon, Miguel Ruiz-Jiménez, Dora E. Corzo-Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753920300452