A Case of Thyroidal Coccidioidal Infection
Infection of the thyroid gland with Coccidioides immitis is rare. We report a case with disseminated coccidiomycosis involving thyroid gland as a thyroid nodule.
Nadia Raza MD, Arash Heidari MD
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Over the past year, and especially over the past few months, there have appeared intimations that the newest revolution in post-genomic biology is under way. This is taking the form of microarrays of nucleic acid molecules, or DNA chips, onto which complementary probes can be annealed.
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Nikkomycin Z—Ready to Meet the Promise?
Nikkomycin Z (NikZ) has fungicidal activity against some fungal species which currently requires patients to endure chronic therapy, sometimes for years.
David J. Larwood
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A Case Report of Coccidioidomycosis in the Renal Parenchyma of Unusual Severity
Coccidioidomycosis (CM) is an endemic fungal infection that is found in the Southwestern United States and adjacent areas of Mexico as well as Central and South America. In the United States, 150 000 to 300 000 infections occur annually. The majority are
Jeffrey A. Coleman MD +4 more
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Coccidioidomycosis Chorioretinitis
Coccidioidomycosis is an invasive fungus found primarily in the soil of Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Primary disease mostly presents as a pulmonary disease although multiple organ systems can be affected through ...
Brian Nordstrom MD +5 more
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Generation and characterization of a recombinant Rift Valley fever virus expressing a V5 epitope-tagged RNA-dependent RNA polymerase [PDF]
The viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp; L protein) of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV; family Bunyaviridae) is a 238 kDa protein that is crucial for the life cycle of the virus, as it catalyses both transcription of viral mRNAs and replication of the
Brennan, Benjamin +5 more
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Exploratory Space-Time Analyses of Rift Valley Fever in South Africa in 2008-2011 [PDF]
Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic arbovirosis for which the primary hosts are domestic livestock (cattle, sheep and goats). RVF was first described in South Africa in 1950-1951.
Thompson Peter N. +42 more
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Patient With a 42-Year History of Coccidioidal Meningitis
This is a case of a 56-year-old man diagnosed with coccidioidal meningitis 42 years ago at the age of 14. He was treated with intrathecal amphotericin B deoxycholate by cisternal puncture for 15 years before switching to fluconazole once it became ...
Carlos D’Assumpcao MD +2 more
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The consequences of reconfiguring the ambisense S genome segment of Rift Valley fever virus on viral replication in mammalian and mosquito cells and for genome packaging [PDF]
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV, family Bunyaviridae) is a mosquito-borne pathogen of both livestock and humans, found primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Benjamin Brennan (522804) +13 more
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Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks Due to Basilar Coccidioidal Meningitis With Coccidioma
Coccidioidal meningitis typically presents with symptoms that may include headache, altered mental status including personality changes, fever, nausea, vomiting, gait abnormalities, and focal neurological deficits.
Carlos D’Assumpcao MD +3 more
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