Coccidioidomycosis as a rare cause of pneumonia in non-endemic areas: A short exposure history should not be ignored

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 617-620

  Kwok, Henry K H ^a   Chan, Johnny W M ^b   Li, Iris W S ^c   Chu, Stephanie Y Y ^b   Lam, Chak Wah ^d  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Ruttonjee and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Infection; Inflammation; Non tuberculosis respiratory infection; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

ADULT; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649144712     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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