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==Overview== | |||
CT scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. CT brain is considered less sensitive than MRI for the diagnosis of [[meningitis]] or [[CNS]] spread | |||
<ref name="pmid26398540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Twarog M, Thompson GR |title=Coccidioidomycosis: Recent Updates |journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=746–55 |year=2015 |pmid=26398540 |doi=10.1055/s-0035-1562900 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25577855">{{cite journal |vauthors=DiCaudo DJ |title=Coccidioidomycosis |journal=Semin Cutan Med Surg |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=140–5 |year=2014 |pmid=25577855 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==CT Brain== | |||
*CT brain is considered less sensitive than MRI for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread.<ref name="pmid26398540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Twarog M, Thompson GR |title=Coccidioidomycosis: Recent Updates |journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=746–55 |year=2015 |pmid=26398540 |doi=10.1055/s-0035-1562900 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25577855">{{cite journal |vauthors=DiCaudo DJ |title=Coccidioidomycosis |journal=Semin Cutan Med Surg |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=140–5 |year=2014 |pmid=25577855 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Several calcified [[nodules]] may be seen in [[brain]] [[parenchyma]], but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by [[bacterial]] and [[fungal]] [[organisms]]. | |||
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Several calcified nodules are seen in the brain parenchyma as white dots | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2]; Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
CT scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. CT brain is considered less sensitive than MRI for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread [1][2]
CT Brain
- Several calcified nodules may be seen in brain parenchyma, but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by bacterial and fungal organisms.
