Assertion: coccidioidomycosis | /r/HasProperty | suspected
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text: If coccidioidomycosis is suspected, the laboratory should be alerted to the possibility, since cultures of coccidioidomycosis require special handing and potentially present a danger to laboratory personnel.
text: If Valley fever is suspected, a blood test can help determine your immune system
text: It is recommended that both gallium and bone scintigraphy be performed when disseminated coccidioidomycosis is suspected as the lesions may be detected on one exam and not the other.33 Radionuclide scans are useful in the detection of lesions which are clinically occult or not visible by radiography.8 MR imaging, however, is most sensitive for detecting early disease when radiographs, CT, and bone scans may be falsely negative.31 CT and MR imaging are useful in demonstrating the extent of bony involvement and any associated soft tissue