Classic and contemporary imaging of coccidioidomycosis

Disseminated coccidioidomycosis should be considered as a diagnostic possibility whenever a patient has visited or resides in an endemic coccidioidal area and has a history of fever, skin rash, persistent pulmonary symptoms, bone pain, headache, or confusion. Imaging of this multisystem disease, especially of the lung, bone, and central nervous system, shows various protean manifestations that can simulate many infectious entities. The radiographic, scintigraphic, computed tomographic, or sonographic findings of this disease may be helpful in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment follow-up in patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis.