Coccidioidal Meningitis With Hyphal Forms Detected in Cerebrospinal Fluid in a Patient With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. The most severe disseminated coccidioidomycosis results in meningoencephalitis. Literature review reveals very rare reports of hyphal forms of coccidioides organisms detected in CSF. We present a case...

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Autores principales: Shi, Jeremy, Wong, Myra, Xu, Ya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8649429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795735211053446

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8649429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795735211053446

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