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Exhausted T cell phenotypes in disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
JCI insight - 22 May 2026
Whitehill Gregory D, Stephens Alexis V, Thauland Timothy J, Moreno Lastre Miguel A, Tate Matthew M, Beyhan Sinem, Johnson Royce H, Thompson George R, Garcia-Lloret Maria, Butte Manish J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUNDCoccidioidomycosis ranges from self-limiting uncomplicated Valley fever (UVF) in most cases to life-threatening disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DCM) in rare individuals. A few patterns of immunologic deficits allowing for dissemination have been identified, although the specific defects in most individuals with DCM remain undefined. We hypothesized that chronic antigen exposure in DCM engenders a state...
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