A scalp to make you squirm: Cutaneous myiasis hiding a unique presentation of disseminated coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis is predominantly a pulmonary disease, however dissemination can include unique cutaneous presentations. We report a previously healthy 11-year-old female with delayed diagnosis of cutaneous scalp coccidioidomycosis with disseminated disease with secondary wound myiasis and bacterial superinfection. She required extensive surgical debridement, eventually requiring a skin graft and prolonged hospitalization for antifungal therapy, experiencing a unique adverse effect.
Authors
- Nina Modanlo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-7566)
- Suresh B. Boppana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-2767)
- Carol Erin Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-264X)
- Karin Nielsen‐Saines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-5211)
- Sanchi Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-3927)
- Huan Vinh Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6370-1811)
- Ishminder Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-8788)
- Jessica R. Terrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9960-3802)
- Kristina Adachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5796-2767)
- Jared Miguel Duldulao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2165-7292)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IDCases
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02417
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00