Mediastinal mass: an unusual presentation of coccidioidomycosis

• Main Authors: Imran Umer, Yasir Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2014-04-01
• Series: Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
• Subjects: Coccidioidomycosis; Coccidioidomycosis immitis; fungal infection; mediastinal mass
• Online Access: http://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/119

Coccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal disease, found mainly in the southwesternUnited States, northwestern Mexico, and some areas of Brazil and Argentina. Clinicalmanifestations vary depending upon both the extent of infection and the immune statusof the host. Pneumonia is the most common clinical presentation, and it rarely involvesthe central nervous system, skin, and bones. Patients with coccidioidomycosis usuallyrespond well to therapy if diagnosed and treated promptly. Here we report a rare caseof coccidioidomycosis infection in an immunocompromised host who presented with amediastinal mass.