"It's Not Just Bacteria": A Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Patient Living in the Coachella Valley

• Main Authors: Harbir Kaur MBBS (Author), Jatin Thukral MBBS (Author), Anthony Lim MD (Author), Julia Oberndorf MD (Author), Andrew Sou DO (Author), Xolani Mdluli MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cavitary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is rare diagnosis with an incidence of 13% to 15% of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis cases. High clinical suspicion is necessary in the setting of geographical location endemicity. We present a 49-year-old male who has lived in the Coachella Valley of California fo...