"Coccidioidomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D003047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.203
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| Concept/Terms |
Coccidioidomycosis- Coccidioidomycosis
- Coccidioidomycoses
- Valley Fever
- Valley Fevers
- Coccidioides immitis Infection
- Coccidioides immitis Infections
- Infection, Coccidioides immitis
- Infections, Coccidioides immitis
- San Joaquin Valley Fever
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coccidioidomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Coccidioidomycosis in Oklahoma: A retrospective case series. Mycoses. 2024 May; 67(5):e13749.
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Dendritic cell-based immunization induces Coccidioides Ag2/PRA-specific immune response. Vaccine. 2019 03 14; 37(12):1685-1691.
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Intranasal Antifungal Vaccination Using DNA-Transfected Dendritic Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1625:75-83.
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Flow Cytometric Analysis of Protective T-Cell Response Against Pulmonary Coccidioides Infection. Methods Mol Biol. 2016; 1403:551-66.
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An unusual case of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis presenting as pneumothorax. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2013 Aug; 106(8):315, 317-8.
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Susceptibility of TLR4-defective C3H/HeJ mice to Coccidioides posadasii infection. Med Mycol. 2010 May; 48(3):470-5.
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Dendritic cell-based vaccine against coccidioides infection. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Sep; 1111:269-74.
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Efficacy of antigen 2/proline-rich antigen cDNA-transfected dendritic cells in immunization of mice against Coccidioides posadasii. J Immunol. 2005 Sep 15; 175(6):3900-6.
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Differences in expression of cell surface co-stimulatory molecules, Toll-like receptor genes and secretion of IL-12 by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells from susceptible and resistant mouse strains in response to Coccidioides posadasii. Cell Immunol. 2004 Sep-Oct; 231(1-2):49-55.
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Coccidioides posadasii infection alters the expression of pulmonary surfactant proteins (SP)-A and SP-D. Respir Res. 2004 Dec 10; 5:28.