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Skin lesion of coccidioidomycosis - Symptom

Symptoms:

  • Skin lesion of primary infection
    • Papular rash
    • Erythema nodosum
    • Erythema multiforme (target lesions)
  • Skin lesion of disseminated disease: papule, pustule, nodule, or plaque
    • May ulcerate
    • Most frequently found on the face
    • May form abscesses

Signs and tests:

The diagnosis depends on the stage of infection (primary versus disseminated). Diagnosis may include skin biopsy to find the fungus in a culture if disseminated disease is suspected.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/5/2006
  • D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Chiller TM. Coccidioidomycosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2003; 17(1): 41-57, viii.

Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000.

Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 5th ed. London, UK: Churchill Livingstone; 2000:2746-2755.

Galgiani JN, Ampel N, Blair JE, et al. Coccidioidomycosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;41:1217-23.