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Coccidioidal meningitis complicated by central nervous system vasculitis in a patient with leukemia

Central Nervous System (CNS) vasculitis is the most common life-threatening complication of coccidioidal meningitis. It is manifested by cerebral ischemia, hemorrhage, and infarction. We report a case of CNS vasculitis in a patient receiving chemotherapy and review of the literature on coccidioidal meningitis. The patient was treated with combination antifungal therapy and a short course of high dose corticosteroids with a modest improvement in her neurological examination after initiation of steroids.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/625216
Date06 1900
CreatorsTager, Dany, Hatch, Anne, Segar, Jennifer, Roller, Brentin, Al Mohajer, Mayar, Zangeneh, Tirdad T.
ContributorsUniv Arizona, Coll Med, Univ Arizona, Dept Neurol, Banner Univ Med Ctr, Univ Arizona, Dept Med, Banner Univ Med Ctr, Univ Arizona, Dept Med, Banner Univ Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis
PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Rights© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.
Relationhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2211753917300106

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