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We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with CC in a large referral center in Central Valley, California, from 2010 to 2022 using the ICD9 and ICD10 codes for coccidioidomycosis and CC. We identified 40 patients with CC during the study period. The mean age of the study population was 43 years (with standard deviation of 14.08). Among these, 60% were men and 40% women. The appearance of the lesions varied from ulcers, plaques, nodules, blisters, cellulitis, and abscesses. The most common site of CC lesions was in the lower extremities (42.5%), followed by upper extremities (30%), chest and abdomen, head and neck (25% each). Only 22.5% of the 40 cases were diagnosed as CC and 15% were diagnosed as erythema nodosum. Rest were diagnosed initially as bacterial cellulitis in 37.5%, tinea in 7.5%, and others in 12.5%. There was resolution of the cutaneous lesions in all patients with antifungal treatment. The mean time of diagnosis from onset of symptoms on an average was 12 weeks (8\u201316 weeks) in our study with 75% cases initially misdiagnosed. 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