coccidioidomycosis
/kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmʌɪˈkəʊsɪs
/noun [mass noun]
A serious fungal disease of the lungs and other tissues, endemic in the warmer, arid regions of America.
- The fungus is Coccidioides immitis, subdivision Deuteromycotina.
- Although a histoplasmin test is a good screening test, it often cross-reacts in patients with coccidioidomycosis.
- If initial antibody testing is negative, but clinical suspicion of coccidioidomycosis is high, repeat testing is indicated because it may take a month or more to develop measurable antibody titers.
Origin
1930s: from modern Latin Coccidioides (part of the binomial of the fungus) + mycosis.
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