Coccidioidomycosis in New England

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Abstract
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, probably the most infectious of the systemic mycoses, is rarely found along the Atlantic Seaboard. Owing to the tremendous displacement of people from their native areas that occurred during the war, however, clinicians must be aware that these infections may occur among the population, particularly in persons who have seen service in endemic coccidioidomycotic areas. A carefully taken history in patients who present granulomatous conditions of the skin and bizarre pulmonary lesions, either of cavitation without surrounding exudation or of ring-like apical formations with negative tuberculins, as well as a period of residence in areas where coccidioidomycosis is present, . . .