Alfreijat Majd, Wilhelmi Brian
Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 350 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013, United States.
IDCases. 2017 May 3;8:89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.04.008. eCollection 2017.
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is an infection caused by the coccidioides fungus. The spectrum of the disease ranges from a mild upper respiratory illness to severe disseminated infection that could affects the bones, joints, skin, central nervous system, and the gastrointestinal tract. Previous reports of a positive stool culture in the setting of disseminated CM are extremely rare. Herein, we describe a case of a 43-year-old immunocompetent patient with disseminated CM and evidence of positive coccidioides stool culture.
球孢子菌病（CM）是由球孢子菌引起的一种感染。该疾病的范围从轻度上呼吸道疾病到严重的播散性感染，后者可影响骨骼、关节、皮肤、中枢神经系统和胃肠道。既往关于播散性CM患者粪便培养呈阳性的报道极为罕见。在此，我们描述一例43岁免疫功能正常的播散性CM患者，其粪便培养有球孢子菌阳性的证据。
