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Coccidioidomycosis : Complications

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Complications Overview Articles

Coccidioidomycosis
Pleural effusion; Relapse of infection; Spread of the infection throughout the body; Complications from medications. In particular, amphotericin B may cause fever, chills, and nausea while it is being given, and may cause abnormal kidney tests aft...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 9, 2006
Coccidioidomycosis
Most people who are infected with coccidiodomycosis only suffer from the mild, acute form of the disease and recover without further complications. Patients who suffer from chronic coccidiodomycosis and who have no underlying lung or immune system...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Coccidioidomycosis - chronic pulmonary
Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is a lung infection caused by breathing in the fungus coccidioides. This fungus is found in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Central and South America.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 10, 2007
Coccidioidomycosis - disseminated
Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by breathing in spores of Coccidioides immitis , a fungus found in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Central and South America. The infection spreads through the bloodstream and involves many organs.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 6, 2007
Pleural effusion
A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 7, 2006
Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space (the space between the two layers of the pleura). It is commonly known as " water on the lungs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The pleural space is the region between the outer surface of each lung (visceral pleurae) and the membrane that surrounds each lung (parietal pleurae).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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