Advanced HIV-Related Illness: Coccidioidomycosis

Advanced HIV-Related Illness: Coccidioidomycosis

This coronal view of a chest CT shows multiple micronodular opacities throughout both lung parenchyma in a patient in Southern California, a known endemic region where Coccidioides immitis, a soil fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, is commonly found. The lesions resemble miliary tuberculosis. In endemic areas, disseminated coccidioidomycosis produces similar lesions.

Edward R. Cachay, MD, MAS