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Case Reports
. 2024 Feb 1;46(2):111-113.
doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002601. Epub 2023 Dec 6.

Cutaneous Coccidiomycosis

Madeline Brown  1 , Albert E Zhou  2 , David F Jaffe  3 , Richard G Pfau  4
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Case Reports

Cutaneous Coccidiomycosis

Madeline Brown et al. Am J Dermatopathol. .

Abstract

Coccidiomycosis is an infectious primary pulmonary disease caused by two highly virulent fungi, Coccidioides immitis and C. Posadasii. Coccidioides spp. are endemic to the southwestern USA, Central America, and South America with infection predominating in the summer and fall seasons. The disease commonly presents with flu-like symptoms. Cutaneous manifestations are rare and are a sign of a more serious infection with poorer outcomes. In this case, a 60-year-old female presented to the dermatology clinic with a 3-month history of a mild, non-pruritic, erythematous rash located on her proximal arms and legs. Two punch biopsies were obtained, and she was found to have a non-endemic case of disseminated coccidiomycosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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