Coccidioidomycosis
Definition
Coccidioidomycosis is infection with the spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis.
Symptoms
Symptoms of coccidioidomycosis can include:
* Blood-tinged sputum
* Change in mental status
* Chest pain (can vary from a mild sense of constriction to severe pain, may get worse when taking a deep breath)
* Chills
* Cough
* Fever
* Headache
* Joint stiffness
* Loss of appetite
* Muscle aches
* Muscle stiffness
* Neck stiffness or shoulder stiffness
* Night sweats
* Rash, may be painful, red nodules on lower legs (erythema nodosum)
* Sensitivity to light
* Sweating, excessive
* Weight loss
* Wheezing
Additional symptoms associated with this disease:
* Ankle, feet, and leg swelling
* Arthritis
* Enlarged or draning lymph nodes
* Joint pain
* Joint swelling
See also skin lesion of coccidioidomycosis.
