Observations on Primary Coccidioidomycosis

Article1 June 1949OBSERVATIONS ON PRIMARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSISASHTON B. TAYLOR, ALLAN K. BRINEYASHTON B. TAYLORSearch for more papers by this author, ALLAN K. BRINEYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-6-1224 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the war years coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever," "Desert Fever") has received rather intensive study as the result of the concentration of armed forces personnel in the endemic areas of California and the Southwest. The present paper concerns itself with observations on 43 cases of primary coccidioidomycosis seen at the Station Hospital, Williams Air Field, Chandler, Arizona during 1946 and 1947.Since 1935 when Dickson and Gifford1, 2pointed out that infection withCoccidioides immitismay have a mild or primary form as well as the disseminated form originally described by Posadas3in 1892, a wealth of information has accumulated on...Bibliography1. DICKSON EC: Valley fever of the San Joaquin Valley and fungus coccidioides, Calif. and West. Med., 1937, xlvii, 151-155. Google Scholar2. DICKSONGIFFORD ECMA: Coccidioides infection (coccidioidomycosis), Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxii, 853-871. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. POSADAS A: Un nuevo caso de micosis fungoidea con psorospermias, Ann. Circ. Med. Argentina, 1892, xv, 585. Google Scholar4. EMMONS CW: Coccidioidomycosis in wild rodents, Pub. Health Rep., 1943, lviii, 1-5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SMITH CE: Coccidioidomycosis, Med. Clin. North Am., 1943, xxvii, 790-807. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Coccidioidomycosis Control Program for the AAFWFTC, Santa Ana, California, Office of the Surgeon, September 15, 1943. Google Scholar7. CHENEYDENENHOLZ GEJ: Observations on the coccidioidin skin test, Mil. Surg., 1945, xcvi, 148-156. Google Scholar8. WINNJOHNSON WAGH: Primary coccidioidomycosis: a roentgenographic study of 40 cases, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvii, 407-422. Google Scholar9. COLBURN JR: Roentgenological types of pulmonary lesions in primary coccidioidomycosis, Am. Jr. Roent. and Rad. Ther., 1944, li, 1-8. Google Scholar10. SWEIGERTTURNERGILLESPIE CFJWJB: Clinical and roentgenologic aspects of coccidioidomycosis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1946, ccxii, 652-673. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. KURZLOUD ERNW: Coccidioidomycosis in New England, New Eng. Jr. Med., 1947, ccxxxvii, 610-616. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. KUNDSTADTERPENDERGRASS RHRC: Coccidioidomycosis: a possible pediatric problem, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxvii, 624-627. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. CLARKGILMORE DJH: Study of 100 cases with positive coccidioidin skin test, Ann. Int. Med., 1946, xxiv, 40-59. Google Scholar14. SHERRYBARTLETT CBAG: Diagnosis of acute Coccidioides immitis infections, Bull. U. S. Army Med. Depart., 1946, v, 190-193. Google Scholar15. WILLETTWEISS FMA: Coccidioidomycosis in Southern California: report of new endemic area with review of 100 cases, Ann. Int. Med., 1945, xxiii, 349-375. Google Scholar16. GOLDSTEINMCDONALD DMJB: Primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1944, cxxiv, 557-561. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. RANDOLPHMCMARTIN HHL: Coccidioidomycosis in Phoenix, Arizona, Dis. Chest, 1947, xiii, 471-478. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. SMITHWHITINGROSENBERGER CEEGHG: Varieties of coccidioidal infection in relation to epidemiology and control of the diseases, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1946, xxxvi, 1394-1402. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 22, 1948.†At present Fellow in Internal Medicine, Mayo Foundation.‡At present Assistant in Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySARS-CoV-2 with concurrent coccidioidomycosis complicated by refractory pneumothorax in a Hispanic male: A case report and literature reviewFatigue in coccidioidomycosis. Quantification and correlation with clinical, immunological, and nutritional factorsErythema nodosumDie Pilzerkrankungen der LungeDie Pilzerkrankungen der Lunge 1 June 1949Volume 30, Issue 6Page: 1224-1236KeywordsArmed forcesAttentionCoccidioidesCoccidioidomycosisDiagnostic radiologyFeversGraduate medical education ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...