A Study of One Hundred Cases With a Positive Coccidioidin Skin Test

Article1 January 1946A STUDY OF ONE HUNDRED CASES WITH A POSITIVE COCCIDIOIDIN SKIN TESTDUMONT CLARK, JOHN H. GILMOREDUMONT CLARKSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN H. GILMORESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-1-40 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLate in 1942 it became apparent to the members of the pulmonary section of an Army General Hospital which serves the southwestern part of the United States that the number of cases of so-called minimal tuberculosis was increasing. It was decided to make intracutaneous tests on all individuals with suspicious lung lesions, not only with tuberculin but also with coccidioidin. One or more coccidioidin intracutaneous tests were made on 372 patients. One hundred twenty-five of these had a positive coccidioidin test. 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