Miliary pattern pulmonary infiltrates in a diabetic patient: Coccidioidomycosis
Vanessa R. Wormser,
Zi Ying Li,
Robert Libke,
Elham Rahmati
Affiliations
Vanessa R. Wormser
Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States; Corresponding author at: UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program, Internal Medicine, 155 N Fresno St., Fresno, CA, 93701, United States.
Zi Ying Li
Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States
Robert Libke
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States
Elham Rahmati
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States
This is a case of miliary coccidioidomycosis. This case illustrates the importance of early suspicion for coccidioidomycosis in patients from an endemic area. Early identification and recognition of the disease are important to attain early therapy and disease control.
