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Equator
EQUATOR
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS Geographic area in which coccidioidomycosis is endemic. Areas of highest prevalence
are cross-hatched. (From Rippon JW: Medical mycology, ed 3, Philadelphia, 1988, Saunders, p 436. Reprinted
with permission.)
A B
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS Spherule of Coccidioides spp containing visible endospores as observed on cytologic
examination. A, Note the pyogranulomatous inflammation, consisting of neutrophils and macrophages surrounding the
spherule (20× magnification, Wright stain). B, Similar magnification of a free spherule in an inflammatory exudate (1000×
magnification, Wright stain). (Photographs by Jeanne Barsanti © 2004 University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc.)
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