Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis
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Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis is a skin condition cause by Coccidioides immitis
following a definite history of inoculation
or a colonized splinter is found in the skin lesion.
Coccidioides immitis
Coccidioides immitis is a pathogenic fungus that resides in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and a few other areas in the Western Hemisphere....
following a definite history of inoculation
Inoculation
Inoculation is the placement of something that will grow or reproduce, and is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease...
or a colonized splinter is found in the skin lesion.