Abstract
A 26-year-old man developed coccidioidomycosis which resulted in myocarditis associated with congestive heart failure. A pericardial effusion developed and progressed to constrictive pericarditis. A pericardiectomy was performed and revealed that the pericarditis was due to Coccidioides immitis. The patient was subsequently treated with amphotericin B and showed marked improvement.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Coccidioides / isolation & purification
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Coccidioidomycosis / complications*
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Coccidioidomycosis / diagnosis
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Coccidioidomycosis / pathology
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Granuloma / pathology
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Humans
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications*
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Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
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Male
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Myocarditis / etiology
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Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis
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Pericarditis, Constrictive / etiology*
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Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery
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Pericardium / pathology