EC Dental Science

Editorial Volume 25 Issue 1 - 2026

Canker and Scourge-Coccidioidomycosis

Anubha Bajaj*

Department of Histopathology, Panjab University, A.B. Diagnostics, India

*Corresponding Author: Anubha Bajaj, Department of Histopathology, Panjab University, A.B. Diagnostics, India.
Received: November 27, 2025; Published: December 08, 2025



Infection with dimorphic fungus Coccidioides species induces a condition designated as San Joaquin Valley Fever. Initially scripted in 1892 as an organism Coccidioides immitis, the dimorphic fungus configures distinctive yeast and mould stages [1]. Pre-eminently, the infection is self limiting although immunocompromised subjects may delineate severe disease.

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Anubha Bajaj. “Canker and Scourge-Coccidioidomycosis”. EC Dental Science  25.1 (2026): 01-05.

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