Coccidioidomycosis coccidioides immitis

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by infection with Coccidioides immitis. The endemic regions encompass the semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States from California to Texas, known as the Lower Sonoran Zone. It encompasses a spectrum of illnesses ranging from primary uncomplicated respiratory tract infection that resolves spontaneously to progressive pulmonary or disseminated infection. 

Coccidioides immitis is a dimorphic fungus that grows in soil in much of the southwestern United States infection results from inhalation of airborne C. immitis arthroconidia. Coccidioidomycosis is not transmitted from person to person. Approximately 60% of infected persons are asymptomatic the remainder can develop a spectrum of disease from mild influenza-like illness to pneumonia to disseminated disease, including meningitis. Because the incubation period for this infection ranges from 1 to 4 weeks, persons who may... 

The mycelial fungus Coccidioides immitis, affecting both humans and animals, is rarely encountered in Europe, whereas endemic areas are known in America. In this context, coccidioidomycosis (Paracoccidioides brasili-ensis) should also be mentioned. 

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by Coccidioides immitis and is endemic in some parts of the southwestern United States. It may cause nonspecific symptoms, acute pneumonia, or chronic pulmonary or disseminated disease. Primary pulmonary disease (unless severe) frequently is not treated, whereas extrapulmonary disease is treated with amphotericin B, and meningitis is treated with fluconazole. 

Coccidioidomycosis Fungal respiratory disease caused by the soil fungus Coccidioides immitis. 

Tuberculosis cutis following an occupational needle sting injury in a laboratory for tuberculosis (Meyer 1995)> and occupational primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis are rare entitities, but may be a consequence of accidental inoculation with Coccidioides immitis (Johnson 1981). For more information, see Chaps. 117,141,163. 

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by infection with Coccidioides immi-tis, a dimorphic fungus found in the southwestern and western United States, as well as in parts of Mexico and South America. In North America, the endemic regions encompass the semiarid areas of the southwestern United States from California to Texas known as the Lower Sonoran Zone, where there is scant annual rainfall, hot summers, and sandy, alkaline soil. C. immitis grows in the soil as a mold, and mycelia proliferate during the rainy season. During the dry season, resistant arthroconidia form and become airborne when the soil is disturbed. 

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