Iliopsoas coccidioidomycotic abscess with associated intra-abdominal extension in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract

Exposure to the fungal pathogen Coccidioides immitis in normal hosts causes primarily self-limited pulmonary disease. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient who developed a Coccidioides -associated iliopsoas abscess with rare intra-abdominal dissemination at least one decade after primary exposure in an area endemic for this fungus. Copyright 2012 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.