Work

Immunocompetent host and mortality-related coccidioidomycosis: A case report and narrative review

Year: 2026

Type: review

Abstract: infection, is typically subclinical and self-limited in immunocompetent patients. Occupational soil exposure, age ≥55 years, pregnancy, comorbidities, or immunosuppression states are common contributors to disease progression and potential mortality. This report describes a 34-year-old woman from Northwest Mexico, without evident risk factors, who presented chest pain and odynophagia as initial clinical symptoms and died at the 19th day of progressive clinical evolution consequence of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Findings in this report, along with those reviewed from the literature, highlight potential disparities that may be helpful in limited clinical settings, so eventual mortality-related coccidioidomycosis can be prevented.

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2026.100766

Authors: Efrén Rafael Ríos-Burgueño, Luis Antonio Ochoa-Ramírez, Ismael Velarde-Rodríguez, Juan Manuel Ramírez-Sánchez, Víctor Michael Salinas-Torres, Jesús Salvador Velarde-Félix

Institutions: Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Servicios de Salud del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social para el Bienestar

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $650