Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis

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Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis
Coccidiodes lesion 1.jpg
The right side of this patient’s neck displayed a chronic lesion that had been determined to be due to a Coccidioides.
SpecialtyDermatology

Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis is a skin condition caused by Coccidioides immitis following a definite history of inoculation or a colonized splinter found in the skin lesion.[1]: 315 

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  1. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.