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Coccidioidomycosis Risk Factors
Risk factors for coccidioidomycosis include:
  • African American race
  • AIDS
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Elderly
  • Organ transplant patients
  • Pregnancy
  • Smoking
  • Living in the following locations:
    • Central America
    • Mexico
    • South America
    • Southwestern United States
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Last Updated: Apr 9, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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