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

Dany Tager; Anne Hatch; Jennifer Segar; Brentin Roller; Mayar Al Mohajer; Tirdad T. Zangeneh

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.03.003

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

Dany Tager, Anne Hatch, Jennifer Segar, Brentin Roller, Mayar Al Mohajer, Tirdad T. Zangeneh

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8-11
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.03.003
State	Published - Jun 1 2017

Keywords

Cerebral vasculitis
Coccidioidal meningitis
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis
Fungal meningitis
Steroid

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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