Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioidomycosis is a disease caused by inhalation of Coccidioides spp., Often manifested as an acute benign asymptomatic or self-limiting primary respiratory infection; occasionally spreads, and can spread on the skin, subcutaneous tissues, lymph nodes, Bone, liver, kidney, meninges, brain or other tissues formed focal lesions. In 1958, one case of primary dermatococcosis was reported in China for the first time. The patient was an overseas Chinese returning from an endemic area.

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