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Coccidioidomycosis.
Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2014 Sep;33(3):140-5
Authors: DiCaudo DJ
Abstract
Coccidioidomycosis is a common, environmentally acquired, pulmonary fungal infection in arid and semi-arid regions of the West, especially Arizona and California. The infection is frequently associated with striking cutaneous manifestations. Reactive, immunologically mediated eruptions include erythema nodosum, a generalized exanthem, Sweet syndrome, and reactive granulomatous dermatitis. Less commonly, the skin can harbor the actual organisms as a result of dissemination from the lungs. Dermatologists may play a key role in the recognition of coccidioidomycosis
PMID: 25577855 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]