Coccidioidomycosis
A/K/A Valley Fever, San Joaquin Fever, Desert Rheumatism, or simply "Cocci"

Mature Spherule with Endospores
Mature Spherule with Endospores of Coccidioides Species

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Description ID#: 480
Description: Histopathology of coccidioidomycosis of lung

Histopathology of coccidioidomycosis of lung. Mature spherule with endospores of Coccidioides immitis, intense infiltrate of neutrophils.

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Creation Date: 1963

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