Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Presenting as Polyarticular Septic Arthritis: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Faisal Nasrawi MS (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author), Thulfiqar Aljashamy MS (Author), Nishan Mangat MD (Author), Jasbir Bhaika MD (Author), Simmer Kaur MD (Author), Rasha Kuran MD (Author), Royce Johnson MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Coccidioidomycosis a fungal infection endemic to southwestern United States. It is caused by inhalation of spores of Coccidioides immitis . Sixty percent of infections are asymptomatic; the remaining 40% are primarily pulmonary disease. In <1% of infections, dissemination can occur. Dissemination...