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Case Reports
. 2006 Jun;98(6):940-2.

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

Suresh J Antony  1 , Peter Jurczyk, Lisa Brumble
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Case Reports

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

Suresh J Antony et al. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 Jun.

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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