vall·ey fever (v l  )n. See coccidioidomycosis. |
valley fever.
See coccidioidomycosis.
valley fever
see coccidioidomycosis.
valley fever
A form of 1º coccidioidomycosis, first described in San Joaquin Valley, California, most common in white ♀ Clinical Fever, cough, pleuritic pain, arthralgia, erythema multiforme or nodosum Diagnosis IgM antibody to
mycelial phase antigen, coccidioidin, ↑ CF antibody, ↑ latex agglutination Management Ketoconazole, amphotericin B, miconazole
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