Coccidioidomycosis Chorioretinitis

oleh: Brian Nordstrom MD, Namgyal Sherpa MS, Meagan Marshall MS, Anuj Chawla MD, Arash Heidari MD, Royce Johnson MD

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

Coccidioidomycosis is an invasive fungus found primarily in the soil of Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Primary disease mostly presents as a pulmonary disease although multiple organ systems can be affected through lymphohematogenous dissemination, with ocular seeding extremely rare. When present, the anterior segment structures are most commonly affected. Isolated choroid and/or vitreal disease has been reported infrequently. This is a case of chorioretinitis with vitreal involvement.