Concurrent Coccidioidomycosis and Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Coccidioidomycosis, endemic in the southwestern United States, can lead to severe pulmonary complications, particularly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with poor lung reserves.Mycobacterium abscessus has a predisposition for structurally damaged lungs, commonly causing difficult-to-treat bronchiectasis and cavitary lesions.