"Coccidioidomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D003047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.203
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| Concept/Terms |
Coccidioidomycosis- Coccidioidomycosis
- Coccidioidomycoses
- Valley Fever
- Valley Fevers
- Coccidioides immitis Infection
- Coccidioides immitis Infections
- Infection, Coccidioides immitis
- Infections, Coccidioides immitis
- San Joaquin Valley Fever
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccidioidomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Mitochondrial genomes of the human pathogens Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. G3 (Bethesda). 2021 07 14; 11(7).
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Population Structure and Genetic Diversity among Isolates of Coccidioides posadasii in Venezuela and Surrounding Regions. mBio. 2019 11 26; 10(6).
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Primary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis of the Eyelid: A Case Report. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Mar-Apr; 32(2):e40-1.
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Coccidiomycosis thyroiditis in an immunocompromised host post-transplant: case report and literature review. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 May; 99(5):1537-42.
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New onset of bilateral multifocal coccidioidomycosal choroiditis in a patient on oral fluconazole. Can J Ophthalmol. 2010 Aug; 45(4):419-20.
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Musculoskeletal coccidioidomycosis: unusual sites of disease in a nonendemic area. Am J Clin Pathol. 2005 Nov; 124(5):693-6.
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Coccidioidomycosis in liver transplant patients. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Feb; 24(2):216-21.