raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:228123

Coccidioidomycosis

Synonyms: Desert rheumatism · San Joaquin valley fever · Valley fever · California disease · Coccidioides infection · Desert fever

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by <i>Coccidioides immitis</i> and <i>C. posadasii</i>, which is endemic to the Southwestern United States, Central America, South America and Mexico, and is acquired by inhalation of the infective arthroconidia, often found in soil. In most cases it is a benign, self-limiting febrile illness, but in a minority of cases it can become a potentially lethal infection of the lungs and, extremely rarely, spread to other organs (through hematogenous dissemination) with manifestations including meningitis, osteomyelitis, and skin and soft-tissue involvement.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCoccidioidomycosisDesert rheumatism · San Joaquin valley fever · Valley fever · California disease · Coccidioides infection · Desert fever
frCoccidioïdomycoseFièvre de la vallée · Fièvre de la vallée de Californie · Fièvre de la vallée de San Joaquin · Fièvre du désert · Maladie de Californie · Rhumatisme du désert
deKokzidioidomykoseCoccidioides-Infektion · Talfieber · Valley-Fieber · Wüstenfieber · Wüstenrheumatismus
esCoccidioidomicosisEnfermedad de California · Fiebre del Valle · Fiebre del desierto · Fiebre del valle de San Joaquín · Infección por Coccidioides · Reumatismo del desierto
itCoccidioidomicosiFebbre del deserto · Febbre della valle · Febbre della valle di San Joaquin · Infezione da Coccidioides · Malattia della California · Reumatismo del deserto
nlCoccidioïdomycoseCalifornia ziekte · Coccidioïdesinfectie · San Joaquin valleikoorts · Valleikoorts · Woestijnkoorts · Woestijnreuma
ptCoccidioidomicose
plKokcydioidomikozaChoroba Kalifornijska · Goraczka pustynna · Reumatyzm pustynny · Valley fever
csKokcidiomykózaKalifornská nemoc · Kokcidiová infekce · Pouštní revmatismus · Pouštní horečka · Horečka údolí San Joaquin · Údolní horečka
ukКокцидіоїдомікозКаліфорнійська хвороба · Кокцидіозна інфекція · Лихоманка пустелі · Пустельний ревматизм · Лихоманка долини Сан-Хоакін · Лихоманка долини
zh球孢子菌病球孢子菌感染
trKoksidioidomikozÇöl ateşi · Vadi ateşi · Çöl romatizması · California hastalığı · Koksidfoid enfeksiyonu · San Joaquin vadisi ateşi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B38.0BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.1BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.2BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.3BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.4BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.7BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.8BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-10B38.9BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25Especificvalidated
ICD-111F25.0BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.00BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.01BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.1BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.10BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.11BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.12BTNTspecificvalidated
ICD-111F25.1YBTNTattributedvalidated
MONDO0005706Evalidated
MeSHD003047Evalidated
UMLSC0009186Evalidated
GARD9525Evalidated
MedDRA10009825Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

76 annotations · validated 2020-04-23
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002721Immunodeficiency
HP:0003237Increased circulating IgG level
HP:0003496Increased circulating IgM level
HP:0002090Pneumonia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000707Abnormality of the nervous system
HP:0025615Abscess
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0000987Atypical scarring of skin
HP:0200149CSF lymphocytic pleiocytosis
HP:0012229CSF pleocytosis
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0012219Erythema nodosum
HP:0011921Exudative pleural effusion
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0025084Folliculitis
HP:0032252Granuloma
HP:0002105Hemoptysis
HP:0011972Hypoglycorrhachia
HP:0002922Increased CSF protein concentration
HP:0001880Increased total eosinophil count
HP:0032217Indurated nodule
HP:0002716Lymphadenopathy
HP:0100721Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
HP:0012282Morbilliform rash
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0012490Panniculitis
HP:0200034Papule
HP:0032177Parenchymal consolidation
HP:0011919Pleural empyema
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0002113Pulmonary infiltrates
HP:0002098Respiratory distress
HP:0200035Skin plaque
HP:0000988Skin rash
HP:0011450Unusual CNS infection
HP:0030351Urticarial plaque
HP:0012500Verrucous papule
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0005916Abnormal metacarpal morphology
HP:0000479Abnormal retinal morphology
HP:0012864Abnormal sperm morphology
HP:0001871Abnormality of blood and blood-forming tissues
HP:0011314Abnormality of long bone morphology
HP:0000014Abnormality of the bladder
HP:0000818Abnormality of the endocrine system
HP:0010460Abnormality of the female genitalia
HP:0000119Abnormality of the genitourinary system
HP:0000077Abnormality of the kidney
HP:0001392Abnormality of the liver
HP:0010461Abnormality of the male genitalia
HP:0001743Abnormality of the spleen
HP:0000925Abnormality of the vertebral column
HP:0000622Blurred vision
HP:0001783Broad metatarsal
HP:0000885Broad ribs
HP:0002682Broad skull
HP:0002637Cerebral ischemia
HP:0032161Coccidioidal meningitis
HP:0100543Cognitive impairment
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0020101Invasive fungal infection
HP:0031179Nuchal rigidity
HP:0002797Osteolysis
HP:0002754Osteomyelitis
HP:0001733Pancreatitis
HP:0001701Pericarditis
HP:0002586Peritonitis
HP:0000751Personality changes
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0002633Vasculitis
HP:0025637Vasospasm

Annotation source: 26739609[PMID]_30690606[PMID]_23068145[PMID]

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Sources for this card