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Coccidioidal Meningitis

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Coccidioidomycosis

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Coccidioidal meningitis (CM) is a lethal, chronic granulomatous disease of the leptomeninges caused by Coccidioides immitis. Untreated CM is uniformly fatal and accounts for the majority of the deaths caused by coccidioidomycosis.1,2,3 However, aggressive treatment with amphotericin B (AMB) reduces mortality and prolongs survival. This chapter will review our current concepts of CM, its diagnosis, and its treatment.

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    David A. Stevens M.D. (Chief, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator) (Chief, Associate Professor, Principal Investigator)

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Kelly, P.C. (1980). Coccidioidal Meningitis. In: Stevens, D.A. (eds) Coccidioidomycosis. Current Topics in Infectious Disease. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1712-9_11

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