Coccidioidomycosis Granuloma of the Prostate: A Rare Manifestation of the Disseminated Disease

Coccidioidomycosis of the prostate: a determination of incidence, report of 4 cases, and treatment recommendations

“…Previously, only case report data has been published. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Our study confirms the rarity of this diagnosis as we found an incidence of the disease in 0.1% of men coming to our hospitals for prostate biopsies of suspected carcinoma or treatment of disorders requiring removal of prostate tissue (i.e. BPH, carcinoma).…”

“…7 To date, eleven confirmed clinical cases of prostate coccidioidomycosis have been reported in the literature (Table 1). [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Nine cases were diagnosed antemortem and two cases were diagnosed postmortem. Definitive diagnoses were made by histopathologic examination of prostate tissue.…”