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 cas...

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Auteurs principaux: Jeremy Shi BS, MPH, Myra Wong MD, Ya Xu MD, PhD
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Langue:EN
Publié: SAGE Publishing 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/1ac7d1cbee834fa287c2192e3591dc64
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