BILATERAL ISOLATED ADRENAL COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

Authors
PAPADOPOULOS KI CASTOR B KLINGSPOR L DEJMEK A LOREN I BRAMNERT M
Citation
Ki. Papadopoulos et al., BILATERAL ISOLATED ADRENAL COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, Journal of internal medicine, 239(3), 1996, pp. 275-278
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09546820
Volume
239
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
275 - 278
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-6820(1996)239:3<275:BIAC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A case of bilateral isolated adrenal coccidioidomycosis in a previousl y healthy and immunocompetent 43-year-old Caucasian male is presented. He had never travelled to a coccidioidomycosis endemic area. Subclini cal adrenal dysfunction was found with elevated plasma ACTH and minera locorticosteroid and androgen pathway abnormalities. The implement of the fungal infection on adrenal function, and the diagnosis and manage ment of adrenal coccidioidomycosis are discussed.