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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="3">
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|q1=What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?
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*Arid
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*Dusty
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*E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA
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|l1=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Arid'''''
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|q2=Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?
*'''''Dusty'''''
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*'''''E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA'''''
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*Respiratory infection
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*Causes localised nodules and granulomas
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*Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs
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*Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones
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|l2=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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|q3=How would you diagnose an infection?
*'''''Causes localised nodules and granulomas'''''
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*'''''Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs'''''
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*Clinical signs
*'''''Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones'''''
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*Complement fixation test
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*Latex agglutination
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*Immunodiffusion
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*A positive skin test indicates exposure
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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