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'''Coccidioidomycosis''' | '''Coccidioidomycosis''' is a [[fungus|fungal]] disease caused by ''[[Coccidioides immitis]]'' or ''[[Coccidioides posadasii|C. posadasii]]''.<ref name=Baron>{{cite book | author = Walsh TJ, Dixon DM | title = Spectrum of Mycoses. ''In:'' Baron's Medical Microbiology ''(Baron S ''et al'', eds.)| edition = 4th ed. | publisher = Univ of Texas Medical Branch | year = 1996 | id = [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mmed.section.4006 (via NCBI Bookshelf)] ISBN 0-9631172-1-1 }}</ref> | ||
The disease is usually mild, with flu-like symptoms and rashes | The disease is usually mild, with flu-like symptoms and rashes. On occasion, those particularly susceptible, including pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems, and those of Asian, Hispanic and African descent, may develop a serious or even fatal illness from valley fever. Serious complications include severe [[pneumonia]], [[lung nodule]]s, and disseminated disease, where the fungus spreads throughout the body. The disseminated form of valley fever can devastate the body, causing skin ulcers and [[abscess]]es to bone lesions, severe joint pain, heart inflammation, [[urinary tract]] problems, [[meningitis]], and death. | ||
It has been known to infect humans, dogs, cattle, livestock, llamas, apes, monkeys, kangaroos, wallabies, tigers, bears, badgers, otters and marine mammals. <ref>Valley Fever Center for Excellence | url = http://www.vfce.arizona.edu/VFID-other.htm</ref> | It has been known to infect humans, dogs, cattle, livestock, llamas, apes, monkeys, kangaroos, wallabies, tigers, bears, badgers, otters and marine mammals. <ref>Valley Fever Center for Excellence | url = http://www.vfce.arizona.edu/VFID-other.htm</ref> | ||
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Symptomatic infection (40% of cases) usually presents as an [[influenza]]-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, [[rash]], and [[myalgia]] (muscle pain).<ref name=Sherris>{{cite book | author = Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) | title = Sherris Medical Microbiology | edition = 4th ed. | pages = pp. 680-83 | publisher = McGraw Hill | year = 2004 | id = ISBN 0838585299 }}</ref> Some patients fail to recover and develop chronic pulmonary infection or widespread disseminated infection (affecting [[meninges]], soft tissues, joints, and bone). Severe pulmonary disease may develop in [[HIV]]-infected persons.<ref name=Ampel_2005>{{cite journal | author = Ampel N | title = Coccidioidomycosis in persons infected with HIV type 1. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 41 | issue = 8 | pages = 1174-8 | year = 2005 | id = PMID 16163637}}</ref> The disease can be fatal. | Symptomatic infection (40% of cases) usually presents as an [[influenza]]-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, [[rash]], and [[myalgia]] (muscle pain).<ref name=Sherris>{{cite book | author = Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) | title = Sherris Medical Microbiology | edition = 4th ed. | pages = pp. 680-83 | publisher = McGraw Hill | year = 2004 | id = ISBN 0838585299 }}</ref> Some patients fail to recover and develop chronic pulmonary infection or widespread disseminated infection (affecting [[meninges]], soft tissues, joints, and bone). Severe pulmonary disease may develop in [[HIV]]-infected persons.<ref name=Ampel_2005>{{cite journal | author = Ampel N | title = Coccidioidomycosis in persons infected with HIV type 1. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 41 | issue = 8 | pages = 1174-8 | year = 2005 | id = PMID 16163637}}</ref> The disease can be fatal. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii.[1]
The disease is usually mild, with flu-like symptoms and rashes. On occasion, those particularly susceptible, including pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems, and those of Asian, Hispanic and African descent, may develop a serious or even fatal illness from valley fever. Serious complications include severe pneumonia, lung nodules, and disseminated disease, where the fungus spreads throughout the body. The disseminated form of valley fever can devastate the body, causing skin ulcers and abscesses to bone lesions, severe joint pain, heart inflammation, urinary tract problems, meningitis, and death.
It has been known to infect humans, dogs, cattle, livestock, llamas, apes, monkeys, kangaroos, wallabies, tigers, bears, badgers, otters and marine mammals. [2]
Symptomatic infection (40% of cases) usually presents as an influenza-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, rash, and myalgia (muscle pain).[3] Some patients fail to recover and develop chronic pulmonary infection or widespread disseminated infection (affecting meninges, soft tissues, joints, and bone). Severe pulmonary disease may develop in HIV-infected persons.[4] The disease can be fatal.
References
- ↑ Walsh TJ, Dixon DM (1996). Spectrum of Mycoses. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al, eds.) (4th ed. ed.). Univ of Texas Medical Branch. (via NCBI Bookshelf) ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
- ↑ Valley Fever Center for Excellence | url = http://www.vfce.arizona.edu/VFID-other.htm
- ↑ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. pp. 680-83. ISBN 0838585299.
- ↑ Ampel N (2005). "Coccidioidomycosis in persons infected with HIV type 1". Clin Infect Dis. 41 (8): 1174–8. PMID 16163637.