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Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis)
An infection with the fungus coccidioides, which causes mild, flu-like symptoms, but sometimes spreads into other parts of the body and becomes very serious.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | |||||
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Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 37-year old asked:
Anyone ever heard of coccidioidomycosis, (valley fever), and is it related to a 'nodule' in your lung?
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A 40-year old asked:
What're the symtoms of valley fever in people?
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A 46-year old asked:
In arizona, is there such a thing as valley fever?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of valley fever in a farmer?
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A 33-year old asked:
Once you have the valley fever can it come back off and on?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My daughter was recently dignost with phenomnia and valley fever what can cause this?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What are the symptoms of valley fever in adults and is it mistaken at times for pneumonia?
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A 19-year old asked:
What is valley fever, and what do you do to cure it ?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What are some of the signs & symptoms of Valley Fever?
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A 39-year old asked:
How long does valley fever last and what are the symptoms?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does it mean to have a positive diagnosis for valley fever?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Can you get valley fever again after you have had it, about 4 years ago
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A 30-year old asked:
What are symptoms of valley fever and treatment?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Is it possible 2 get valley fever a 2nd time?Had it over 1yr ago, took meds 6mnths feel like I have it again but worse.Very low energy/breathing issues
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A 76-year old male asked:
I have been having severe short breath problems lately and i have one question that may explain what is going on and that is many years ago i had a round with valley fever and what i am going through now is much like it, it is rare for a recurrence i know
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the best treatment for a newborn child with valley fever?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is it - husband's med records state this and he has recently suffered from "valley fever" in a lung?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have severe ra, currently on meds. My labs still are extremely elevated. And just been diagnosis w/ valley fever. Should i proceed with a pet scan.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi, we are staying in Arizona this month in very dusty dirty area. I have a 4 month old and Im worried he will acquire valley fever! What can you tell me about how this would affect my baby? We are out in dust all the time Thank you?
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A 34-year old asked:
They say that in my lungs there is a virus called valley fever. Is there such a thing?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Had a bad dust storm. Shortly afterwards, developed flu like symptoms with sever cough; 5 neighbors diagnosed with valley fever. Should i get checked?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do the lung nodules caused by valley fever need to be surgically removed?
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A 48-year old female asked:
I have valley fever .Can i get a flu shot when i'm experiencing symptoms like a severe cough and night sweats?
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A 37-year old female asked about a 46-year old male:
At what point should I take my fiance to the ER if he thinks he has valley fever with all symptoms swaets fever chills headache and sore body?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Follow up ?I feel I have recurrence of valley fever.Ct showed nodule from first vf stable but more scarring.Wld CT confirm vf reactivated or need labs
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A 40-year old female asked:
Anxiety! 3.5cm arotic root anyerusm in heart. Having back pains. Had CT 4 valley fever w/ no contrast. If close to rupture wld CT no contrast show it?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Had valley fever 2010. 1.8cm nodule upper lung. X-ray only, never CT. now have chronic LGF, shortness of breath, joint pain. can it reoccur?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Shortness of breath, left side chest tightness/tenderness.Had every cardiac test avail.Not cardiac related. Previous valley fever, possibly back? Poor quality of life do to breathing issue. Er visit?
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A 30-year old asked:
What tips do you have to avoid fevers?
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A 43-year old asked:
What should we do about our childs frequent high fevers (100+)?
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