More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient

Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis and pulmonary actinomycosis are unheard of as co-pathogens. Infection with these organisms on their own can mimic lung cancer, thus presenting a diagnostic challenge. We present the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with haemoptysis with a chest CT chest finding of...

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Main Authors:	Abuzar Asif, Moni Roy, Sharjeel Ahmad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-07-01
Series:	European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:	actinomyces actinomycosis coccidioides coccidioidomycosis co-infection
Online Access:	https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2664

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spelling	doaj-c1feeefdfb5341219bd511abcf32da5a2021-09-03T07:48:24ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-07-0110.12890/2021_0026642280More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a PatientAbuzar Asif0Moni Roy1Sharjeel Ahmad2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USASection of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USAPulmonary coccidioidomycosis and pulmonary actinomycosis are unheard of as co-pathogens. Infection with these organisms on their own can mimic lung cancer, thus presenting a diagnostic challenge. We present the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with haemoptysis with a chest CT chest finding of a lung mass suggestive of lung cancer. A diagnosis of concomitant infection by Coccidioides posadasii/immitis and Actinomyces odontolyticus was made based on culture and histopathology results. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of antifungal and antibacterial therapy. This is the first reported case of co-infection by these two microorganisms.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2664actinomycesactinomycosiscoccidioidescoccidioidomycosisco-infection
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title	More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient
title_short	More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient
title_full	More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient
title_fullStr	More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient
title_full_unstemmed	More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient
title_sort	more than valley fever: pulmonary actinomycosis and coccidioidomycosis co-infection in a patient
publisher	SMC MEDIA SRL
series	European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn	2284-2594
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis and pulmonary actinomycosis are unheard of as co-pathogens. Infection with these organisms on their own can mimic lung cancer, thus presenting a diagnostic challenge. We present the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with haemoptysis with a chest CT chest finding of a lung mass suggestive of lung cancer. A diagnosis of concomitant infection by Coccidioides posadasii/immitis and Actinomyces odontolyticus was made based on culture and histopathology results. The patient was successfully treated with a combination of antifungal and antibacterial therapy. This is the first reported case of co-infection by these two microorganisms.
topic	actinomyces actinomycosis coccidioides coccidioidomycosis co-infection
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More than Valley Fever: Pulmonary Actinomycosis and Coccidioidomycosis Co-infection in a Patient

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