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Feller, Fionna F

Mayo Clinic

Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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Coccidioidomycosis in Patients Treated With Ruxolitinib

Open Forum Infectious Diseases | June 10, 2020 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/ofid/ofaa167 | PMID 32548203

Abstract We report 8 cases of coccidioidomycosis associated with ruxolitinib treatment. Among 135 patients living in the coccidioidal-endemic region receiving ruxolitinib, 5 cases were diagnosed after starting and 4 had extrathoracic dissemination. Periodic serological screening while on ruxolitinib is warranted for patients residing in the coccidioidal-endemic region.