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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A positive history of fever, arthralgia and erythema nodosum are suggestive of coccidioidomycosis. The most common symptoms of coccidioidomycosius include fever with chills, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. | A positive history of fever, arthralgia and erythema nodosum are suggestive of coccidioidomycosis. The most common symptoms of coccidioidomycosius include fever with chills, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. | ||
== Symptoms == | |||
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!Type of | |||
coccidioidomycosis | |||
!Symptoms | |||
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| rowspan="2" |'''Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis''' | |||
|<u>'''Most common symtoms'''</u> | |||
Fever with chills | |||
Cough | |||
Arthralgia | |||
Fatigue | |||
Erythema nodosum | |||
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|<u>'''Less common symtoms'''</u> | |||
Weight loss | |||
hemoptysis | |||
Night sweats | |||
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|'''Disseminated coccidioidomycosis''' | |||
|Its less common for coccidioidomycosis to desseminate, but if occurs symptoms depend on the organ involved | |||
Bone: Joint pain , osteomylitis | |||
Skin : Erythema Nodosum, Erythema multiforme | |||
CNS : headache, meningitis | |||
GI : hepatospleenomegaly | |||
Genito-urinary : prostatis , Testicular swelling | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A positive history of fever, arthralgia and erythema nodosum are suggestive of coccidioidomycosis. The most common symptoms of coccidioidomycosius include fever with chills, cough, and pleuritic chest pain.
Symptoms
| Type of
coccidioidomycosis |
Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis | Most common symtoms
Fever with chills Cough Arthralgia Fatigue Erythema nodosum |
| Less common symtoms
Weight loss hemoptysis Night sweats | |
| Disseminated coccidioidomycosis | Its less common for coccidioidomycosis to desseminate, but if occurs symptoms depend on the organ involved
Bone: Joint pain , osteomylitis Skin : Erythema Nodosum, Erythema multiforme CNS : headache, meningitis GI : hepatospleenomegaly Genito-urinary : prostatis , Testicular swelling |