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| {{Coccidioidomycosis}} | | {{Coccidioidomycosis}} |
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| ==Symptoms==
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| | [[Image: Valley fever skin lesions.jpg|center|frame|Skin lesion in Valley fever]]
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| Most people infected with the fungi responsible for coccidioidomycosis have minimal to no symptoms. Of those who do develop symptoms, nearly all develop symptoms resembling [[bronchitis]] or [[pneumonia]] that resolve over a matter of a few weeks. Notable coccidioidomycosis signs and symptoms include a profound [[fatigue (medical)|feeling of tiredness]], [[fever]], cough, [[headache]]s, [[rash]], [[myalgia|muscle pain]], and [[arthralgia|joint pain]]. The classic triad of coccidioidomycosis known as "desert rheumatism" includes the combination of fever, joint pains, and [[erythema nodosum]].
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| Some people do not recover from the initial acute infection and develop a chronic lung infection or widespread disseminated infection (affecting the [[meninges|tissues lining the brain]], soft tissues, joints, and bone). Severe lung disease may develop in [[HIV]]-infected persons.<ref name=Ampel_2005>{{cite journal | author = Ampel N | title = Coccidioidomycosis in persons infected with HIV type 1 | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 41 | issue = 8 | pages = 1174–8 | year = 2005 |pmid = 16163637 | doi = 10.1086/444502}}</ref>
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| Symptoms of coccidioidomycosis include:
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| * Change in mental status
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| * [[Chest pain]] (can vary from mild to severe)
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| * [[Cough]], possibly producing blood
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| * [[Fever]]
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| * [[Headache]]
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| * Joint stiffness and pain
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| * [[Loss of appetite]]
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| * [[Muscle aches]]
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| * [[Neck stiffness]]
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| * [[Night sweats]]
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| * Painful, red lumps on lower legs ([[erythema nodosum]])
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| * Sensitivity to light
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| * [[Weight loss]]
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| * [[Wheezing]]
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| Additional symptoms associated with this disease:
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| * Ankle or feet swelling
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| * Enlarged or draning lymph nodes
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| * [[Joint swelling]]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |