Septic shock in coccidioidomycosis

Critical Care Medicine
E L ArsuraR H Johnson

Abstract

To describe the clinical and laboratory parameters of patients with septic shock following infection with Coccidioides immitis, estimate the incidence of septic shock from coccidioidomycosis, and outline clues that may be helpful in early diagnosis of this syndrome. Retrospective, descriptive case series. A 250-bed general public hospital in Kern County, CA. Eight patients diagnosed with septic shock from infection with C. immitis from September 1991 to December 1993. Five were Hispanic, two were Filipino, and one was African-American. The diagnosis of C. immitis was made by microscopic examination and culture of the organism from sputum or other sites. Septic shock was diagnosed using criteria formulated by the American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Conference/Society of Critical Care Medicine. No patient had traditional immunocompromising conditions. All patients had pulmonary symptoms and were symptomatic for a mean duration of 19.4 +/- 19.8 days before admission. One patient presented with septic shock and the remaining seven developed shock during their hospital course. Serology for coccidioidomycosis was positive in six patients. The mean cardiac index was 5.8 +/- 1.9 (SD) L/min/m2, the mean arterial pressure was ...Continue Reading

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