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