Catalog
Extrathoracic coccidioidomycosis
Link to WHO Definition
Extrathoracic coccidioidomycosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/71079562
Coccidioidomycosis involving sites other than the lungs and thoracic cavity. Recognised sites include lymph nodes, bones, joints, central nervous system and skin. Transmission is through haematogenous spread to other body sites after inhalation of fungal spores or by direct inoculation.