AN OUTBREAK OF PRIMARY PULMONARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Authors: M D KRITZER, M BIDDLE, J F KESSEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 October 1950AN OUTBREAK OF PRIMARY PULMONARY COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIAMORTON D. KRITZER, M.D., MARJORIE BIDDLE, B.A., JOHN F. KESSEL, Ph.D.MORTON D. KRITZER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARJORIE BIDDLE, B.A.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN F. KESSEL, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-960 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONConcentration of troops in the southwestern United States during World War II resulted in the knowledge that areas other than the San Joaquin Valley are endemic for coccidioidomycosis.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24, 45, 47Because the Los Angeles County Hospital receives patients from all parts of this large county, many of whom have worked in adjoining areas, a number of cases of coccidioidomycosis are observed each year. The present study was undertaken because of the simultaneous admission of three young men with a symptom-complex of a...Bibliography1. Gifford MA: Annual report Kern County Health Dept. for the fiscal year July 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936, 22-3. Google Scholar2. 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