Parasitic mycelial forms of coccidioides species in Mexican patients.
Of 26 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported here, 15 showed hyphae, atypical parasitic structures of Coccidioides spp. in fresh cytologic and/or histologic specimen preparations. The finding of this morphology could have implications which should be considered, especially when the disease affects areas of nonendemicity.
Muñoz
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Department of Virology Research, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (National Institute for Respiratory Diseases) (INER), Mexico City, Mexico.
Castañón
L R
LR
Calderón
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I
Vázquez
M E
ME
Manjarrez
M E
ME
D003045:Coccidioides / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico