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Identifying and Preventing Valley Fever
Valley fever is a fungal lung infection that occurs when you inhale spores from Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadaii. The disease is also called coccidioidomycosis. Symptoms include cough ...
Diagnosis. Disseminated coccidioidomycosis with meningeal, bone, soft tissue and pulmonary involvement. Management. The patient underwent treatment with amphotericin B liposomal complex and oral ...
Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis ... If the fungus disseminates beyond the lungs, it can cause cocci meningitis, resulting in paralysis and neurological issues. As the climate warms and ...
Did you know? Drugs for arthritis, cancer and heart can lead to drug-induced interstitial lung disease. Know more about this. Coccidioidomycosis, also known as valley fever can be acute and chronic.