COCCIDIOMYCOSIS Flashcards
1
Q
COCCIDIOMYCOSIS
A
MAJORITY BY INHALATION
2/3 ARE ASYMPTOMATIC
2
Q
COCCIDIOMYCOSIS CXR
A
PATCHY PNEUMONITIS
IPSILATERAL HILAR ADENOPATHY
NODULES, SOMETIMES THIN WALLED CAVITY
3
Q
COCCI TREATMENT
A
IMMUNOCOMPETENT PTS DO NOT NEED TREATMENT
IF SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE OR > 6 WEEKS
FLUCONAZOLE OR ITRACONAZOLE 3 MONTHS