TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cryptococcosis and the Endemic Mycoses A1 - Wheat, L. Joseph A1 - Goldman, Mitchell A1 - Hage, Chadi A. A1 - Knox, Kenneth S. A2 - Grippi, Michael A. A2 - Elias, Jack A. A2 - Fishman, Jay A. A2 - Kotloff, Robert M. A2 - Pack, Allan I. A2 - Senior, Robert M. A2 - Siegel, Mark D. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e AB - Histoplasmosis and blastomycosis mostly afflict those living in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys, while coccidioidomycosis occurs primarily in the Southwestern desert of the United States (Fig. 134-1). Histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis also are endemic in parts of Mexico and Central and South America. Infection with Cryptococcus neoformans var. gatti is endemic to parts of British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Australia while C. neoformans var. neoformans exhibits no geographical predilection. These mycoses are often mistakenly diagnosed and incorrectly treated as community-acquired pneumonia or sarcoidosis, resulting in serious morbidity or death in many cases.1–3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/17 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122370346 ER -