2014
DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000147
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Diagnosis and Initial Management of Musculoskeletal Coccidioidomycosis in Children

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“…As previously reported, initial presentations are often variable with nonspecific symptoms. 10,13 However, in this study 66% of patients presented with limb swelling followed by bone pain. Concurrent pulmonary disease was seen in 59% of our patient population, which is higher than what has been reported.…”
Section: Coccidioides Complement Fixation Tierscontrasting
confidence: 52%
“…As previously reported, initial presentations are often variable with nonspecific symptoms. 10,13 However, in this study 66% of patients presented with limb swelling followed by bone pain. Concurrent pulmonary disease was seen in 59% of our patient population, which is higher than what has been reported.…”
Section: Coccidioides Complement Fixation Tierscontrasting
confidence: 52%
“…to determine the interreviewer agreement of the screening process, which was found to be 98.5%. The full text of 50 articles was assessed to confirm eligibility . Of those, 16 articles reporting the results of 13 studies comprising 795 participants met the inclusion criteria and were critically appraised.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Differentiating coccidioidomycosis infection from those other diseases is of utmost importance given the therapeutic and prognostic implications. Accurate diagnosis of skeletal coccidioidomycosis requires a very high level of rigor and a multidisciplinary approach combining laboratory analysis (histopathology, immunology, and microbiology) and imaging (such as Radiographs and MRI), especially in immunocompetent patients, and people from endemic areas [9,31,55,60].…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Culture and/or serological testing are considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and confirmation of coccidioidomycosis in suspected Valley Fever patients [14,55,60]. Culture of clinical specimens from any location can confirm the fungal infection.…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%
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