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can valley fever rise in your body, and cause an arthritic flare up, i have just been ill will vertigo, pain in every joint and even vomitted once, now I am fine but i did suffer from valley fever and pnemonia from nov.14 thru March of 15 my last chest xray showed the pnemonia nodule had stayed the same so i was pronounced well. i am 78 yrs old, and this has scared me so, i have never had anything like this in my life before
Valley fever is a fungal infection caused by Coccidiodomycosis parasite. There are various clinical manifestations of the Valley fever and some are: - Fever - Malaise - Weakness - Joint pains (arthralgia) - Cough - Weight changes - Others
It is quite usual for the patho physiology of the Valley fever to include multiple joints of the body depicting arthritis condition.
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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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Can Valley Fever Induce Arthritis?
Hello, Valley fever is a fungal infection caused by Coccidiodomycosis parasite. There are various clinical manifestations of the Valley fever and some are: - Fever - Malaise - Weakness - Joint pains (arthralgia) - Cough - Weight changes - Others It is quite usual for the patho physiology of the Valley fever to include multiple joints of the body depicting arthritis condition. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon