Primary Coccidioidomycosis: A Roentgenographic Study of 40 Cases

Article1 September 1942PRIMARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS: A ROENTGENOGRAPHIC STUDY OF 40 CASESWILLIAM A. WINN, M.D., GILBERT H. JOHNSON, M.D.WILLIAM A. WINN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GILBERT H. JOHNSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-3-407 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of coccidioidal infection within the human body was first described150 years ago. For the next 45 years the disease was recognized in only its relatively fatal granulomatous form until Dickson in 19372established the existence of a benign primary form of the infection. He also suggested the term, Coccidioidomycosis, which would apply to all types of infection produced byCoccidioides immitis. He further classified cases as due to primary coccidioidomycosis and to progressive (secondary) or granulomatous coccidioidomycosis. The basis for this distinction was the non-destructive type of reaction produced in the tissues by the first inhalation of...Bibliography1. WERNICKE R: Ueber einen Protozoenbefund bei Mycosis fungoides, Centralbl. f. Bakt., 1892, xii, 859. Google Scholar2. DICKSON EC: Coccidioides infection, Arch. Int. Med., 1937, lix, 1029-1044. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BUMP WS: Growth of Coccidioides immitis , Jr. Infect. Dis., 1925, xxxvi, 561-565. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. DICKSON EC: "Valley Fever" of the San Joaquin Valley and Fungus Coccidioides, California and West. Med., 1937, xlvii, 151. Google Scholar5. SMITH CE: Epidemiology of acute coccidioidomycosis with erythema nodosum, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1940, xxx, 600. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FARNESS OJ: Coccidioidomycosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1941, cxvi, 1749-1752. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SHELTON RM: A survey of coccidioidomycosis at Camp Roberts, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxviii, 1186-1190. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. DAVISSMITHSMITH BLRTCE: An epidemic of coccidioidal infection (coccidioidomycosis), Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxviii, 1182-1186. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. DICKSON EC: Coccidioidomycosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1362-1364. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. DICKSONGIFFORD ECMA: Coccidioides infection (coccidioidomycosis), Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxii, 853-871. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. CRONKITELACK AEAR: Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, Jr. Exper. Med., 1940, lxxii, 167-174. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. POWERSSTARKS RADJ: Acute (primary) coccidioidomycosis: roentgen findings in a group epidemic, Radiology, 1941, xxxvii, 448-453. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. FABERSMITHDICKSON HKCEEC: Acute coccidioidomycosis with erythema nodosum in children, Jr. Pediat., 1939, xv, 163-171. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. CARTER RA: Roentgen diagnosis of fungus infections of the lungs with special reference to coccidioidomycosis, Radiology, 1942, xxxvii, 649-659. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. FARNESSMILLS OJCW: Coccidioides infection, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1939, xxxix, 266. Google Scholar16. WINN WA: Pulmonary cavitation associated with coccidioidal infection, Arch. Int. Med., 1941, lxviii, 1179-1214. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. OPHULS W: Coccidioidal granuloma, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1905, xlv, 1291-1296. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. CARTER RA: Coccidioidal granuloma: roentgen diagnosis, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1931, xxv, 715. Google Scholar19. CARTER RA: Pulmonary mycotic infections, Radiology, 1936, xxvi, 551-562. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Springville, California*Read at the St. Paul meeting of the American College of Physicians April 24, 1942. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMiliary and Disseminated CoccidioidomycosisELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, M. D.Semimaligne Primärtumoren der Bronchien und LungenGutartige Primärtumoren der Bronchien und LungenSekundäre maligne Tumoren der Bronchien und LungenCoccidioidomycosisCoccidioidomycosisWilliam A. Winn: Some Recollections about a Great Clinician, a Great Scholar, and a Good FriendThe use of amphotericin B in the treatment of coccidioidal diseaseDie Pilzerkrankungen der LungeCoccidioidomycosisDie MykosenDie MykosenCoccidioidomycosisCritical survey of the mycological literature of the years 1939 to 1942AN OUTBREAK OF PRIMARY PULMONARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA*MORTON D. KRITZER, M.D., MARJORIE BIDDLE, B.A., JOHN F. KESSEL, Ph.D.PRIMARY PULMONARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSISPulmonary CoccidioidomycosisCoccidioidomycosis 1 September 1942Volume 17, Issue 3Page: 407-422KeywordsCoccidioidesCoccidioidomycosisInfectious diseasesInhalation Issue Published: 1 September 1942 CopyrightCopyright, 1942, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF DownloadLoading ...