COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: REPORT OF A NEW ENDEMIC AREA WITH A REVIEW OF 100 CASES
Authors: Forrest M. Willett, Alvin Weiss
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 September 1945COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: REPORT OF A NEW ENDEMIC AREA WITH A REVIEW OF 100 CASESFORREST M. WILLETT, ALVIN WEISSFORREST M. WILLETT, ALVIN WEISSAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-3-349 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWar, and its attendant concentration of men in desert areas for training purposes, causes pulmonary coccidioidomycosis to assume increased importance. This influx of troops to sparsely settled regions carries with it an obligation for medical authorities to determine whether the infection is endemic in areas where military operations are in progress or contemplated. 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