Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
	Histopathological changes in a case of coccidioidomycosis of the lung showing a large fibrocaseous nodule.
Specialty	Infectious disease
Types	Acute, chronic
Causes	Coccidioides
Treatment	Antifungal medication
Medication	Amphotericin B, itraconazole, fluconazole

Coccidioidomycosis (/kɒkˌsɪdiɔɪdoʊmaɪˈkoʊsɪs/, kok-SID-ee-oy-doh-my-KOH-sis), is a mammalian fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.^[3] It is commonly known as cocci,^[4] Valley fever,^[4] as well as California fever,^[5] desert rheumatism,^[5] or San Joaquin Valley fever.^[5] Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in certain parts of the United States in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and northern Mexico.^[6]

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