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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Coccidioidomycosis

Preferred term

Coccidioidomycosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Coccidioides Infection
  • Coccidioides Infections
  • Coccidioidomycosis Infection
  • Coccidioidomycosis Infections
  • Infection, Coccidioides
  • Infection, Coccidioidomycosis
  • San Joaquin Valley Fever
  • Valley Fever
  • Valley Fevers

Note

  • fungus disease caused by COCCIDIOIDES, not COCCIDIA

Scope note

  • Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.

In other languages

  • koksidioidomykoosi

    Finnish

  • coccidioidomycosis
  • coccidioidomycosis non specificata
  • coccidioidosis
  • koccidioidomykos
  • kokkidioidomykoosi
  • kokkidioidoosi
  • koksidioidoosi
  • määrittämätön koksidioidomykoosi
  • ospecifierad koccidioidomykos
  • Koccidioidomykos

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003047

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