Coccidioidal pericarditis: implications of surgical treatment in the elderly Antonio L Visbal, MD, Patrick A DeValeria, MD, Janis E Blair, MD, Matthew A Zarka, MD, Louis A Lanza, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages 1328-1330 (April 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04621-0
Fig 1 Computed tomography scan of chest, demonstrating severe calcification surrounding and constricting the pericardium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1328-1330DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04621-0)
Fig 2 Coccidioides immitis spherule (center) surrounded by acute inflammation, necrosis, macrophages, and granulation tissue (hematoxylin-eosin, ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1328-1330DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04621-0)
Fig 3 Coccidioides immitis spherules within microabscess adjacent to myocardium (hematoxylin-eosin, ×200). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1328-1330DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04621-0)