Primary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis
Authors: DANIEL H. GOODMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 July 1963Primary Cutaneous CoccidioidomycosisVisible Classic Demonstration of Delayed HypersensitivityDANIEL H. GOODMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., BRUNO SCHABARUM, M.D.DANIEL H. GOODMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, BRUNO SCHABARUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-1-84 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis is rare because the skin is very seldom the portal of entry for the fungal spore, Coccidioides immitis. Wilson, Smith, and Plunkett (1), in a review of the literature prior to 1953, have accepted only one report (2) of a naturally acquired cutaneous portal of entry which met the criteria they formulated for primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis. Accidental laboratory infection (3) with the arthrospore, as well as accidental inoculation with the spherule (1) in a mortician who embalmed the body of a victim of disseminated coccidioidomycosis, has been described.The purpose of this report is to record a...References1. WILSONSMITHPLUNKETT JWCEOA: Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis; the criteria for diagnosis and a report of a case. Calif. Med. 79: 233, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. GUYJACOB WHFM: Granuloma coccidioides. Arch. Dermat. Syph. 16: 308, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. TRIMBLEDOUCETTE JRJ: Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis; report of a case of laboratory infection. Arch. Derm. (Chicago) 74: 405, 1956. Google Scholar4. FIESE MJ: Coccidioidomycosis, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1958. Google Scholar5. POSADAS A: Un Nuevo Caso de Micosis Fungoidea con Psorospermias. An. Circ. Med. Argent. 15: 585, 1892. Google Scholar6. DICKSONGIFFORD ECMA: Coccidioides infection; the primary type of infection. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 62: 853, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LAWRENCE HS: The relevance of delayed allergy and homograft sensitivity to autoimmune disease. Bull. Rheum. Dis. 12: 279, 1962. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. RAPPAPORTLAWRENCEMILLARPAPPAGIANISSMITH FTHSJWDCE: Transfer of delayed hypersensitivity to coccidioidin in man. J. Immun. 84: 358, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. SMITHSAITOBEARDKEPPCLARKEDDIE CEMTRRRMRWBU: Serological tests in the diagnosis and prognosis of coccidioidomycosis. Amer. J. Hyg. 52: 1, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. SMITHWHITINGBAKERROSENBERGERBEARDSAITO CEEGEEHGRRMT: The use of coccidioidin. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 57: 330, 1948. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DANIEL H. GOODMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.; BRUNO SCHABARUM, M.D.Affiliations: Phoenix, ArizonaFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Maricopa County General Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.Presented at the Arizona Regional Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 1, 1962.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Daniel H. Goodman, M.D., 31 West Camelback Road, Phoenix 13, Arizona. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis: An UpdatePrimary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis in an Italian Nun Working in South America and Review of Published LiteraturePrimary cutaneous coccidioidomycosisLymphocutaneous Syndrome A Review of Non-Sporothrix CausesCoccidioidal meningitis complicated by cerebral arteritis and infarctionDie CoccidioidomykoseDie CoccidioidomykoseThe Importance of the Portal of Entry in Certain Microbial InfectionsEpidemiological aspects of respiratory mycotic infectionsControl of Tissue Reactions in Monkeys Vaccinated with Viable Coccidioides immitis by Prevaccination with Killed Coccidioides immitis 1 July 1963Volume 59, Issue 1_Part_1Page: 84-90KeywordsClinical immunologyCoccidioidesCoccidioidomycosisElectronic medical recordsGratitudeHospital medicineInhalationInoculationPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1963 PDF downloadLoading ...