Coccidioidomycosis and the skin: a comprehensive review

• Main Authors: Sandra Cecilia Garcia Garcia (Author), Julio Cesar Salas Alanis (Author), Minerva Gomez Flores (Author), Sergio Eduardo Gonzalez Gonzalez (Author), Lucio Vera Cabrera (Author), Jorge Ocampo Candiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AbstractCoccidioidomycosis is a highly prevalent disease in the Western hemisphere. It is considered one of the most virulent primary fungal infections. Coccidioides species live in arid and semi-arid regions, causing mainly pulmonary infection through inhalation of arthroconidia although many other...