Coccidioidomycosis

Amita Gupta, M.D., Natasha Chida, M.D.

PATHOGENS

Dimorphic fungus existing as a mycelial form in nature and as endosporulating spherule in tissue. Lives in soil.
Infection acquired through inhalation of arthroconidia, which are then converted to spherules within 48 hrs.
Endemic in central CA, southern AZ, southern NM, and west TX, northern Mexico, and parts of Central and South America.
Species:
- Coccidioides immitis
- Coccidioides posadasii

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