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Coccidioidomycosis in Hungary

The first imported case

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A case of an isolated subcutaneous coccidioidomycosis in a 61-year-old man is presented. The patient has lived and worked in Arizona for 3 years previously but developed no apparent clinical signs of the disease. The painless, cavitating, tumor-like mass was surgically excised and the diagnosis was established by histological demonstration of the fungi and confirmed by serum counterimmuno-electrophoresis. This represents the first imported case of coccidioidomycosis in Hungary.

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  1. First Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Üllői út 26, H-1085, Budapest, Hungary

    Attila Zalatnai

  2. Mycological Department, Bela Johan National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary

    Judit Zala

  3. Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

    Gábor Sρndor

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Zalatnai, A., Zala, J. & Sρndor, G. Coccidioidomycosis in Hungary. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 4, 147–151 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904709

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