Coccidioides immitis

Coccidioides immitis is the agent of coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever, San Joaquin Valley Fever, desert bumps, desert rheumatism or Posadas’ disease).

Links

 Tom Volk case

References

 In situ hybridization for Coccidioides immitis 5.8S ribosomal RNA sequences in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pulmonary specimens using a locked nucleic acid probe: a rapid means for identification in tissue sections. Montone KT, Litzky LA, Feldman MD, Peterman H, Mathis B, Baliff J, Kaiser LR, Kucharczuk J, Nachamkin I. Diagn Mol Pathol. 2010 Jun;19(2):99-104. PMID: #20502187#