Vertebral coccidioidomycosis: presentation and multidisciplinary management.

Background: Vertebral involvement is a severe complication of infection caused by Coccidioides species.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with vertebral coccidioidomycosis at an academic medical center between 1996 and 2009.

Results: We identified 39 cases of vertebral coccidioidomycosis.