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Although we had anecdotally observed a high proportion of patients reporting cutaneous adverse effects associated with fluconazole treatment, this observation was not well described in the medical literature, and we were unsure of the additional effect of the arid desert environment of Arizona.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a one\u2010time, voluntary survey of patients with coccidioidomycosis and compared the responses of patients treated with fluconazole with those of untreated patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From January 1, 2015, to August 22, 2017, 62 fluconazole\u2010treated and 35 untreated patients with coccidioidomycosis provided consent and were enrolled in the study; demographics were similar between the two groups. Among the 62 fluconazole\u2010treated patients, daily dosages ranged from 200 mg to 800 mg. However, most (44\/62, 71%) took 400 mg daily, the typical dose for the treatment of coccidioidomycosis. The median fluconazole treatment duration at the time of study participation was 6 months. When compared with untreated patients, those taking fluconazole had more moderate to severe dry lips (74.2% [46\/62] vs. 23.5% [8\/34]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001), dry skin (45.8% [27\/59] vs. 22.9% [8\/35]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03), and alopecia (31.1% [19\/61] vs. 11.4% [4\/35]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.004).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>For the treatment of coccidioidomycosis, patients receiving fluconazole reported significantly more severe cutaneous effects, including dry lips, dry skin, and alopecia, than untreated patients. 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