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Coccidioidomycosis Learning Center
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Complications from medications. In particular, amphotericin B may cause fever, chills, and nausea while it is being given, and may cause abnormal kidney tests after many doses. Pleural effusion; Relapse (return) of infection; Spread of the infecti...
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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...
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Disseminated coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that spreads through the bloodstream and involves many organs.
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Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis is a lung infection caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides.
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A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.
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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." It is characterized by shortness of breath , chest pain , gastric discomfort ...
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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). Under normal conditions, th...
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