Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis Mimicking Rosacea in Immunosuppressed Patient, Arizona, USA, 2024
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: An immunocompromised patient in Arizona, USA, experienced cutaneous coccidioidomycosis mimicking rosacea-like dermatitis; she was receiving vandetanib therapy. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis despite inconclusive serologic results. Lesions resolved with fluconazole treatment, but blue-gray hyperpigmentation persisted, likely linked to vandetanib. This case highlights diagnostic challenges in endemic fungal infections and rare drug-associated hyperpigmentation.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Sabine Obagi, Lauren E. Murphy, Aleksi J. Hendricks, Kim Hiatt, Allen Miraflor, Robert E. Cashman, Mohammad Fazel
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414625151