Coccidioidal Hepatic Abscess in a Patient With Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Report

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2021 Jan-Dec:9:23247096211033051. doi: 10.1177/23247096211033051.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by inhalation of arthroconidia of Coccidioides. Forty percent of patients will develop mild and self-limited respiratory infection, and a small fraction of these individuals will develop extrapulmonary disseminated disease. This is the case of a patient with a known history of disseminated coccidioidomycosis, who initially presented for symptoms of persistent pneumonia. On evaluation, the patient was found to have a hepatic abscess for which he underwent percutaneous drainage. Culture grew Coccidioides immitis, and the patient was treated with systemic antifungal. This is a rare case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis in the liver.

Keywords: coccidioidomycosis; coccidioidomycosis involving liver; disseminated coccidioidomycosis; hepatic abscess.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Coccidioides
  • Coccidioidomycosis* / complications
  • Coccidioidomycosis* / diagnosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess* / drug therapy
  • Liver Abscess* / etiology
  • Male

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents