Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis is a skin condition caused by
Coccidioides immitis following a definite history of
inoculation
Inoculation is the act of implanting a pathogen or other microorganism. It may refer to methods of artificially inducing immunity against various infectious diseases, or it may be used to describe the spreading of disease, as in "self-inoculati ...
or a colonized splinter found in the
skin lesion.
See also
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Coccidioidomycosis
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List of cutaneous conditions
Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against t ...
References
Mycosis-related cutaneous conditions
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