title: Coccidioidomycosis.
abstract: Coccidioidomycosis is a common, environmentally acquired, pulmonary fungal infection in arid and semi-arid regions of the West, especially Arizona and California. The infection is frequently associated with striking cutaneous manifestations. Reactive, immunologically mediated eruptions include erythema nodosum, a generalized exanthem, Sweet syndrome, and reactive granulomatous dermatitis. Less commonly, the skin can harbor the actual organisms as a result of dissemination from the lungs. Dermatologists may play a key role in the recognition of coccidioidomycosis
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. dicaudo.david@mayo.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: DiCaudo
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology