Coccidioidomycosis - acute pulmonary

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Fungus

• Cough
• Sputum or phlegm
• Chest pain , varies from mild sense of constriction to severe
• Fever
• Chills
• Night sweats
• Headache
• Muscle stiffness
• Muscle aches
• Joint stiffness
• Rash, may be painful, red, on lower legs (erythema nodosum)
• Weight loss
• Lymph node swelling

See also Skin lesion of coccidioidomycosis.

• Sputum smear (KOH test or Papanicolaou stain)
• Bronchoscopy with lavage
• Biopsy of lymph node or lung (often done with bronchoscopy)

Review Date: 08/07/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.