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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is a serious complication that is more likely if you have a weakened immune system due to: | Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is a serious complication that is more likely if you have a weakened immune system due to: | ||
* Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy | * [[Anti-tumor necrosis factor]] ([[TNF]]) therapy | ||
* Cancer | * [[Cancer]] | ||
* Chemotherapy | * [[Chemotherapy]] | ||
* Diabetes | * [[Diabetes]] | ||
* Glucocorticoid medications (prednisone) | * [[Glucocorticoid]] medications ([[prednisone]]) | ||
* Heart-lung (cardiopulmonary) conditions | * Heart-lung (cardiopulmonary) conditions | ||
* HIV | * [[HIV]] | ||
* Organ transplants (and associated medicates) | * Organ transplants (and associated medicates) | ||
* Pregnancy (especially the first trimester) | * [[Pregnancy]] (especially the first trimester) | ||
Other complications of [[coccidioidomycosis]] include: | |||
* Pleural effusion | * [[Pleural effusion]] | ||
* Return of the infection (relapse) | * Return of the infection ([[relapse]]) | ||
Medications used to treat this infection may also cause side effects, including fever, chills, and nausea. | Medications used to treat this infection may also cause side effects, including [[fever]], [[chills]], and [[nausea]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 7 December 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Complications
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is a serious complication that is more likely if you have a weakened immune system due to:
- Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy
- Cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Diabetes
- Glucocorticoid medications (prednisone)
- Heart-lung (cardiopulmonary) conditions
- HIV
- Organ transplants (and associated medicates)
- Pregnancy (especially the first trimester)
Other complications of coccidioidomycosis include:
- Pleural effusion
- Return of the infection (relapse)
Medications used to treat this infection may also cause side effects, including fever, chills, and nausea.