SARS-CoV-2 with concurrent coccidioidomycosis complicated by refractory pneumothorax in a Hispanic male: A case report and literature review
Joscilin Mathew, Sundar V Cherukuri, Fatma Dihowm, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, United States
Author contributions: Cherukuri S and Dihowm F participated in the direct medical care described in this manuscript; Mathew J and Cherukuri SV contributed to the manuscript’s concept, design and drafting, the acquisition of data, and the analysis and interpretation of the data; Mathew J, Cherukuri SV, and Dihowm F were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
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http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Joscilin Mathew, MBBS, MD, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, 4800 Alberta Ave. MSC 41007, El Paso, TX 79905, United States. joscilin.mathew@gmail.com
Received: March 17, 2021
Peer-review started: March 17, 2021
First decision: March 31, 2021
Revised: April 14, 2021
Accepted: July 9, 2021
Article in press: July 9, 2021
Published online: August 8, 2021