Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Caused by Coccidioides imitus
Soil fungus endemic to Southwest (San
Joaquin Valley)
Primary Coccidioidomycosis
Most are asymptomatic
Clinically, may have arthralgias, skin
rash
X-ray
Patchy infiltrates mainly in lower lobes
(80%)
Hilar adenopathy (20%)
Pleural effusion (10%)
Disseminated
Coccidioidomycosis
Meningeal spread
Micronodular lung pattern
Chronic Coccidioidomycosis
One or more well-defined nodules
(5%)
“Grape-skin” thin-walled, upper lobe
cavity
Mostly solitary
Resembles TB
Mediastinal adenopathy (10%)