Transmission of coccidioidomycosis to a human via a cat bite

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Feb;47(2):505-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01860-08. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of coccidioidomycosis in the arm of a veterinary assistant without pulmonary symptoms. The patient had been bitten on the hand by a cat which was later diagnosed with disseminated disease. The patient responded to fluconazole therapy and remained asymptomatic at 2 months after cessation of therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bites and Stings*
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology*
  • Cat Diseases / transmission*
  • Cats
  • Coccidioidomycosis / drug therapy
  • Coccidioidomycosis / transmission
  • Coccidioidomycosis / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fluconazole