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June 1981, Vol 135, No. 6 >
Article | June 1981

Review of Coccidioidomycosis in Immunocompromised Children FREE

Noni MacDonald, MD; Mark C. Steinhoff, MD; Keith R. Powell, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1981;135(6):553-556. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1981.02130300053018.
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• Only 13 cases of coccidioidomycosis in immunocompromised children have been previously reported. Of the reported cases, seven children had extrapulmonary involvement and all died, while the six children with disease limited to the lungs survived the infection. A leukemic child who was treated for disseminated coccidioidomycosis and survived is described. Reviews of immunocompromised adult patients with coccidioidomycosis suggest factors that might be related to dissemination. Similar factors for immunocompromised children could not be defined, thus suggesting the need for more information regarding coccidioidomycosis.

(Am J Dis Child 1981;135:553-556)

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Pappagianis D:  Opportunism in coccidioidomycosis , in Chick EW, Balows A, Furcolow ML (eds): The Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Opportunistic Fungal Infections . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1975;, pp 221-234.
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Murphey SM, Drash AL, Donnelly WH:  Disseminated coccidioidomycosis associated with immunosuppressive therapy following renal transplantation . Pediatrics 1971;;48:144-145.
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Strum SB, Rappaport H:  The persistence of Hodgkin's disease in long-term survivors (case 26) . Am J Med 1971;;51:222-240.
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Einstein HA:  Some aspects of coccidioidomycosis therapy , in Ajello L (ed): The Second Symposium on Coccidioidomycosis . Tucson, Ariz, The University of Arizona Press, 1967;, pp 123-124.
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Feigin RD, Shearer WT:  Opportunistic infection in children: II. In the compromised host . J Pediatr 1975;;87:677-694.
2 +
Hart PD, Russell EJ, Remington JS:  The compromised host and infection: II. Deep fungal infection . J Infect Dis 1969;;120:169-191.
3 +
Deresinski SC, Stevens DA:  Coccidioidomycosis in compromised hosts . Medicine 1975;;54:377-395.
4 +
Rutala PJ, Smith JW:  Coccidioidomycosis in potentially compromised hosts: The effect of immunosuppressive therapy in dissemination . Am J Med Sci 1978;;275:283-295.
5 +
Pappagianis D:  Opportunism in coccidioidomycosis , in Chick EW, Balows A, Furcolow ML (eds): The Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Opportunistic Fungal Infections . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1975;, pp 221-234.
6 +
Murphey SM, Drash AL, Donnelly WH:  Disseminated coccidioidomycosis associated with immunosuppressive therapy following renal transplantation . Pediatrics 1971;;48:144-145.
7 +
Strum SB, Rappaport H:  The persistence of Hodgkin's disease in long-term survivors (case 26) . Am J Med 1971;;51:222-240.
8 +
Einstein HA:  Some aspects of coccidioidomycosis therapy , in Ajello L (ed): The Second Symposium on Coccidioidomycosis . Tucson, Ariz, The University of Arizona Press, 1967;, pp 123-124.
9 +
Drutz DJ, Catanzaro A:  Coccidioidomycosis, parts I and II . Am Rev Respir Dis 1978;;117:559-585, 727-771.

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