Coccidioides immitis presenting as a hyphal form in cerebrospinal fluid
Zepeda, M.R.; Kobayashi, G.K.; Appleman, M.D.; Navarro, A.
Journal of the National Medical Association 90(7): 435-436
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-9684 PMID: 9685779 Document Number: 491347
This article reports a case of Coccidioides immitis that presented as a hyphal form in a 38-year-old patient. The organism was observed growing exclusively as hyphae in the cerebrospinal fluid by microscopic examination. Coccidioides immitis was the only organism cultured. The identification of C. immitis was confirmed by both standard culture methods and DNA probe studies.
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