Patient With a 42-Year History of Coccidioidal Meningitis

This is a case of a 56-year-old man diagnosed with coccidioidal meningitis 42 years ago at the age of 14. He was treated with intrathecal amphotericin B deoxycholate by cisternal puncture for 15 years before switching to fluconazole once it became available in 1991. Over 42 years of treatment, he de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carlos D’Assumpcao MD, Arash Heidari MD, Royce H. Johnson MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709618820047