Controversies in the Management of Central Nervous System Coccidioidomycosis

George R. Thompson; Neil M. Ampel; Janis E. Blair; Fariba Donovan; Joshua Fierer; John N. Galgiani; Arash Heidari; Royce Johnson; Stanley A. Shatsky; Christopher M. Uchiyama; David A. Stevens

doi:10.1093/cid/ciac478

Controversies in the Management of Central Nervous System Coccidioidomycosis

George R. Thompson
, Neil M. Ampel
, Janis E. Blair
, Fariba Donovan
, Joshua Fierer
, John N. Galgiani
, Arash Heidari
, Royce Johnson
, Stanley A. Shatsky
, Christopher M. Uchiyama
, David A. Stevens

Medicine

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Abstract

Central nervous system infection with Coccidioides spp. is fatal if untreated and complications occur even when therapy is directed by experienced clinicians. We convened a panel of clinicians experienced in the management of coccidioidal meningitis to summarize current controversies and provide consensus for the management of this difficult infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	555-559
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	75
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac478
State	Published - Aug 15 2022

Keywords

Coccidioides
Valley Fever
coccidioidomycosis
intracranial pressure
meningitis

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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