Skin lesion of Coccidioidomycosis

Treatment:

The treatment includes medication to decrease the infection and symptomatic treatment of skin lesions.

Medications include antifungals such as:

• amphotericin B
• ketoconazole
• fluconazole
• itraconazol

Treatment may be prolonged over weeks to years to control a persistent or chronic infection.

The symptomatic treatment of skin lesions may include surgical drainage of abscesses and topical (applied to a localized area of the skin) antifungal medications.

Expectations (prognosis):

The outcome varies with the extent of infection. If the Coccidioidomycosis can be controlled, the skin lesions may improve. The disseminated disease has a significant death rate. The course may be rapid for immunosuppressed patients.

Complications:

• spread of lesions
• secondary bacterial skin infection, cellulitis
• skin abscess
• meningitis

Calling your health care provider:

Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you think you may have the skin lesion of Coccidioidomycosis.

Call for an appointment with your health care provider you have coccidioidomycosis and new symptoms develop, especially cough, fever, chills, headache, muscle stiffness and aching, neck or shoulder stiffness, change in mental status, or sensitivity to light; or skin lesions develop pain, redness, swelling, drainage.