Coccidioides-immitis: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for coccidioides immitis

Coccidioidomycosis

Inbred mouse strains differ in resistance to lethal Coccidioides immitis infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The Coccidioides immitis infection in people with immunological deficiency syndromes, e.g. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Molecular and phenotypic description of Coccidioides Posadasii sp nov., previously recognized as the non-California population of Coccidioides immitis Title: Molecular and [hdl.handle.net]

HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections

Fungal infections Candida severe infection Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Cryptococcus neoformans Histoplasma capsulatum Coccidioides immitis Aspergillus spp. [news-medical.net]

Histoplasma Meningitis

Abstract Diseases caused by the normally pathogenic fungi Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides immitis are common but seldom serious. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

immitis, C posadasii Mold, arthroconidia (Spherules) e Spherules Environment, Sonoran desert c, f Valley fever Pneumonia, meningitis, skin, bone Paracoccidioides brasiliensis [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

[…] yeast b Environment, US Midwest d Pneumonia, hilar adenopathy RES enlargement Blastomyces dermatitidis Mold a Yeast Environment, US Midwest c Pneumonia Skin and bone lesions Coccidioides [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Systemic Mycosis

No (not a sign of disseminated disease) What type of HSR does Coccidioides Immitis cause? How does coccidioides Immitis present under a microscope? [quizlet.com]

These large spherules with a thick wall and filled with endospores are characteristic for Coccidioides immitis growing in tissues. [cram.com]

Molecular and phenotypic description of Coccidioides posadasii sp. nov., previously recognized as the non-California population of Coccidioides immitis. [asmscience.org]

Erythema Nodosum

EN clusters have been associated with outbreaks of Coccidioides immitis (3), Histoplasma capsulatum (4), and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections (5). [cdc.gov]

immitis (Valley fever) Cat scratch disease Autoimmune disorders, including[6] Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): about 15% of patients develop erythema nodosum.[10] Behçet's [en.wikipedia.org]

Clusters of erythema nodosum (EN), a form of panniculitis, have been associated with outbreaks of Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis [cdc.gov]

Fungal Meningitis

Abstract Twelve patients with fungal meningitis (ten cases were due to Coccidioides immitis, two were from Cryptococcus neoformans) were treated with brief courses of intravenous [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Types of fungi that may cause meningitis include Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, Aspergillus species and others. [ic.steadyhealth.com]

These include: Cryptococcus neoformans Histoplasma capsulatum Coccidioides immitis Candida albicans Blastomyces dermatitidis Aspergillus species and others Most of these fungi [nervous-system-diseases.com]

Pulmonary Fungal Infection

[…] endemic in southwest US and Latin America in soil, coccidioide immitis forms hyphae with alternating arthrospores and empty cells what are the four fungi that are considered [brainscape.com]

Coccidioidomycosis may develop when Coccidioides immitis _________ are inhaled. [courses.lumenlearning.com]

Coccidioides immitis causing coccidioidomycosis. Blastomyces dermatitidis causing blastomycosis. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causing paracoccidioidomycosis. [patient.info]

Chronic Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis

Last updated April 3, 2018 occidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by inhaling the spores of two related fungi, namely Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii [dovemed.com]

Coccidioides immitis was detected in the resected specimen, and he was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioidoma). [jstage.jst.go.jp]

Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis Specialty Infectious disease Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by inhalation of Coccidioides immitis. [1] : [en.wikipedia.org]

Coccidioidal Meningitis

An autopsy revealed chronic basal meningitis, cerebral arteritis, cerebral infarcts, hydrocephalus, and an old solitary pulmonary granuloma all due to Coccidioides immitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of Coccidioides immitis, despite the patient's taking an adequate dosage of fluconazole. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The accident occurred in an area in which coccidioidomycosis is endemic, and the causative agent, Coccidioides immitis, is found in high concentration in the soil. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis

Despite 5 weeks of amphotericin B therapy (1 to 5 mg/kg/d), she remained persistently symptomatic with leukocytosis and tracheal aspirates repeatedly grew Coccidioides immitis [aspergillus.org.uk]

We report a case of paravertebral and intravertebral abscesses caused by Coccidioides immitis in a Japanese man. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This is a rare finding, with only a few reports of Coccidioides immitis being cultured from the bones of the foot. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common Cold

Among the fungi, Cryptococcus neoformans and Sporothrix schenckii are found worldwide, whereas Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vulvitis

Mucorales, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis an… Publisher Full Text New Search Next [unboundmedicine.com]

Viral Lower Respiratory Infection

Acute Bronchitis

Nocardia asteroides[14] Fungal Blastomyces dermatitidis Histoplasma capsulatum[15] Coccidioides immitis[16] Candida albicans Candida glabrata Viral Mumps Mumps vaccine Cytomegalovirus [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Rarely, fungi such as Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans and Coccidioides immitis can cause laryngitis. [microbiologybook.org]

Meningitis

Coccidioides immitis is a soil-based, dimorphic fungus that exists in mycelial and yeast (spherule) forms. [emedicine.com]

immitis Blastomyces dermatitidis Histoplasma capsulatum Candida spp Aspergillus spp Viruses Enterovirus Poliovirus Echovirus Coxsackievirus A Coxsackievirus B Enterovirus [emedicine.com]

immitis Blastomyces dermatitidis Histoplasma capsulatum Candida albicans Aspergillus spp Sporothrix schenckii Parasites Acanthamoeba spp Naegleria fowleri Angiostrongylus [emedicine.com]

Upper Respiratory Infection

Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis

Abstract Coccidioidomycosis (AKA "Valley fever") is a primary pulmonary infection via airborne spores released from coccidioides immitis in the soil. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

immitis. ( 26437157 ) Iyengar S....Sharon V.R. 2015 14 Successful treatment of subcorneal pustular dermatosis with maxacalcitol. ( 25991581 ) Hoshina D....Furuya K. 2015 [malacards.org]

Subcorneal pustular dermatosis associated with Coccidioides immitis. Dermatol Online J. 2015 Aug 15. 21 (8): [Medline]. Taniguchi S, Tsuruta D, Kutsuna H, Hamada T. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pyopneumothorax

immitis encouraged us to review the literature pertaining to this unusual entity and report the case, as it represents an excellent example of this traveling fungal disease [go.gale.com]

Discussion Human infection associated with Coccidioides spp (C immitis and Coccidioides posadasii) is endemic in the southwestern region of the United States, where this dimorphic [thefreelibrary.com]

[…] hydropneumothorax and this can pose a diagnostic dilemma even for clinicians practicing in endemic areas. (6) Our interaction with a Tennessee resident who had pyopneumothorax caused by Coccidioides [go.gale.com]

Chronic Pulmonary Blastomycosis

Correlation between antifungal susceptibilities of Coccidioides immitis in vitro and antifungal treatment with caspofungin in a mouse model.. [jmm.microbiologyresearch.org]

Molecular and phenotypic description of Coccidioides posadasii sp. nov., previously recognized as the non-California population of Coccidioides immitis. [asmscience.org]

Gene genealogies, cryptic species, and molecular evolution in the human pathogen Coccidioides immitis and relatives (Ascomycota, Onygenales). [link.springer.com]

Viral Disease

immitis (Bacterial - not viral) Varicella - varicella zoster virus ( Herpesvirus ) Vulvovaginitis, Mycotic - Candida species (Yeast- not viral) Back to Top W Western equine [virology.net]

immitis (Bacterial - not viral) Scabies - Sarcoptes scabiei (Mites - not viral) Scarlet fever - Streptococcus pyogenes (Bacterial - not viral) Schistosomiasis - Schistosomiasis [virology.net]

HHV-6 ( Herpesvirus ) Rubella - rubivirus ( Togavirus ) Rubeola - see Measles Back to Top S Salmonellosis - Salmonella species (Bacterial - not viral) San Joaquin Fever - Coccidioides [virology.net]

Broncholithiasis

CF and ID assays were negative for Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, and Aspergillus fumigatus. Figure 1. First bronchoscopy with broncholith. Figure 1. [academic.oup.com]

immitis, and a variety of others, can theoretically cause this complication (,1,,11). [pubs.rsna.org]

[…] necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis; any organism leading to such inflammation, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (,,,,,Figs 1, ,,,6, ,,,,7), Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides [pubs.rsna.org]

Pulmonary Candidiasis

Coccidioides immitis causing coccidioidomycosis. Blastomyces dermatitidis causing blastomycosis. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causing paracoccidioidomycosis. [patient.info]

Some fungi associated with systemic infections, such as Coccidioides immitis and Blastomyces dermatitidis, may also cause skin rashes or lesions. [labtestsonline.org]

[…] and Coccidioides posadasii are indistinguishable fungi, with C immitis being more common. [uspharmacist.com]

Pulmonary Nematodiasis

Abstract Simultaneous intradermal sensitivity testing to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (PPD-S), six different atypical mycobacteria (PPD-A, B, F, G, T, and Y), Coccidioides immitis [ajtmh.org]

Candida Meningitis

immitis For a further discussion related to other etiological agents and other infective processes in the CNS, please refer to CNS infectious diseases. [radiopaedia.org]

immitis Antibody detection in CSF and serum Candida sp. [wikidoc.org]

Rhinosporidiosis

Rhinosporidium seeberi should be distinguished from another microrganism, Coccidioides immitis. [diagnosticpathology.org]

These findings made easier the distinction of Rhinosporidium seeberi from another common nasal mycosis aetiological agent, Coccidioides immitis. [diagnosticpathology.org]

Lingular Pneumonia

immitis).[5] The combined clinical classification, now the most commonly used classification scheme, attempts to identify a person's risk factors when he or she first comes [en.wikipedia.org]

Nocardia, Actinomyces and Blastomyces dermatitidis, as well as the granulomatous pneumonias (Mycobacterium tuberculosis and atypical mycobacteria, Histoplasma capsulatum and Coccidioides [en.wikipedia.org]

Fungal Osteomyelitis

immitis and Coccidioides posadasii generally cause a primary respiratory illness after spores are inhaled. [musculoskeletalkey.com]

The two most common are Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis. [en.wikipedia.org]

Cases of fungal vertebral osteomyelitis caused by the endemic fungi Coccidioides immitis and Blastomyces dermatitidis have also been described [ 52-55 ]. [academic.oup.com]

Urinary Tract Candidiasis

All invasive fungi (eg, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus sp, Mucoraceae sp, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces sp, Coccidioides immitis ) may infect the kidneys as part [merckmanuals.com]

immitis .6 The latter organisms tend to cause funguria in individuals who have a disseminated fungal infection. [the-hospitalist.org]

[…] of fungi that are infrequently isolated from the urine include Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, Fusarium, Trichosporon, and such dimorphic fungi as Histoplasma capsulatum and Coccidioides [the-hospitalist.org]

Oral Candidiasis

The characteristic hyphae are well demonstrated with Gomori-Grocott staining. [72] Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis, caused by Coccidioides immitis, was once confined [ijdr.in]

immitis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Penicillium marneffei, Sporotrix schenckii and Geotrichum candidum. [9], [10] [Table 1]. [ijdr.in]

[…] spp. other fungi that can cause disease in humans are Aspergillus fumigatus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Zygomycetes class, Coccidioides [ijdr.in]