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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 6;6(5):458-459.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.07.012. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Recalcitrant facial rash: Cutaneous coccidioidomycosis

Shanice A McKenzie  1 , Amy R Vandiver  2 , Natalie M Villa  2 , Chandra N Smart  3 , Vivian Y Shi  4 , Jennifer L Hsiao  2
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Case Reports

Recalcitrant facial rash: Cutaneous coccidioidomycosis

Shanice A McKenzie et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .

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  • Erratum regarding previously published articles.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):868. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.012. eCollection 2021 Dec. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 35028406 Free PMC article.
No abstract available

Keywords: Infectious disease.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Edematous erythematous plaques, some crusted; (B) discrete eroded erythematous papules located centrofacially on the patient’s forehead, nose, and cheeks; and (C) facial rash improvement after 1 month of oral fluconazole.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Dermal granulomatous inflammation with focal microabscess formation (10×, hematoxylin and eosin stain); and (B) high-power examination showing thick-walled spherules within multi-nucleated giant cells, consistent with Coccidioides (40×, hematoxylin and eosin stain).
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