Coccidioidomycosis Chorioretinitis

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2019 Jan-Dec:7:2324709619881561. doi: 10.1177/2324709619881561.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis is an invasive fungus found primarily in the soil of Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Primary disease mostly presents as a pulmonary disease although multiple organ systems can be affected through lymphohematogenous dissemination, with ocular seeding extremely rare. When present, the anterior segment structures are most commonly affected. Isolated choroid and/or vitreal disease has been reported infrequently. This is a case of chorioretinitis with vitreal involvement.

Keywords: chorioretinitis; choroiditis; coccidioidomycosis; endopthalmitis; retinitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chorioretinitis / diagnosis
  • Chorioretinitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Chorioretinitis / etiology
  • Chorioretinitis / microbiology*
  • Coccidioides
  • Coccidioidomycosis / complications*
  • Coccidioidomycosis / diagnosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / etiology
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vitreous Body / microbiology