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. 2006 Jun;98(6):940–942.

Successful use of combination antifungal therapy in the treatment of coccidioides meningitis.

Suresh J Antony 1, Peter Jurczyk 1, Lisa Brumble 1
PMCID: PMC2569371  PMID: 16775917

Abstract

Coccidioidal meningitis is a highly lethal condition with a high morbidity and relapse rate caused by Coccidioides immitis. This case report highlights the difficulty in diagnosing and treating coccidioidal meningitis, and discusses a novel combination antifungal therapy (voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B), which was used to treat this patient.

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