Musculoskeletal manifestations of lower-extremity coccidioidomycosis: a case series

Estes, William; Latt, L. Daniel; Robishaw-Denton, Jacob; Repp, Matthew L.; Suri, Yash; Chadaz, Tyson; Boulton, Christina; Riaz, Talha

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-197-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-197-2024

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Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

Case report

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25 Jul 2024

Case report |

| 25 Jul 2024

Musculoskeletal manifestations of lower-extremity coccidioidomycosis: a case series

William Estes, L. Daniel Latt, Jacob Robishaw-Denton, Matthew L. Repp, Yash Suri, Tyson Chadaz, Christina Boulton, and Talha Riaz

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