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.
Department of Virology Research, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (National Institute for Respiratory Diseases) (INER), Mexico City, Mexico.
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Vázquez
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Manjarrez
D003045:Coccidioides / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico