Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis
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Medical condition
| Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis | |
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| The right side of this patient’s neck displayed a chronic lesion that had been determined to be due to a Coccidioides. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis is a skin condition caused by Coccidioides immitis following a definite history of inoculation or a colonized splinter found in the skin lesion.[1]: 315
References
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
| Superficial and cutaneous (dermatomycosis): Tinea = skin; Piedra (exothrix/ endothrix) = hair |
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| Subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic |
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