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By Marshall J. Fiese, M.D., F.A.C.P. Price, $9.50. Pp. 186. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 301-327 E. Lawrence Ave., Springfield, Ill., 1958.

AMA Arch Derm. 1959;79(3):381-382.

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In the minds of altogether too many practitioners of medicine, coccidioidomycosis is still considered to be a very rare, chronic, highly fatal, granulomatous infection worthy of study only by those who of necessity may very occasionally be brought into contact with such patients because of their practices being located in certain endemic geographic areas. The fact is that it is newly acquired each year by persons numbering in the thousands, among whom are many who are only in transit through the endemic region, or who otherwise soon leave it to travel elsewhere. There is ample time between exposure and the onset of clinical symptoms for any spot on the globe to be reached. If given proper care, almost all of these patients will recover completely; if not, some will die unnecessarily and under appropriate circumstances might cause new endemic foci. The diagnosis is usually not difficult, and all doctors should . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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