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A Case of Extra-Articular Coccidioidomycosis in the Knee of a Healthy Patient

Alaina Martinez and David McClaskey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, jabfm.2022.220234R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220234R2
Alaina Martinez
From Family Medicine Residency, Kaiser Permanente of Southern California, San Diego, CA (AM, DM).
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David McClaskey
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