Coccidioidomycosis

Definition:

Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are two endemic dimorphic fungal pathogens that cause coccidioidomycosis, also called ballet fever, and are found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Pulmonary symptoms are the most common features. Nearly all cases of coccidioidal pneumonia are self-limited. Infection is caused by inhalation of spores that aerosolizes from disruptions of the soil.

References:

[1]. Deepa D Nanayakkara, et al. Coccidioidomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2019 Aug;24(4):465-468. [Content Brief]

[2]. Theo N Kirkland, et al. Coccidioides immitis and posadasii; A review of their biology, genomics, pathogenesis, and host immunity. Virulence. 2018;9(1):1426-1435. [Content Brief]

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