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
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Superficial and cutaneous (dermatomycosis): Tinea = skin; Piedra (exothrix/ endothrix) = hair |
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Subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic |
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Mesomycetozoea |
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Ungrouped |
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