| Literature DB >> 6306182 |
D J Winston, T O Kurtz, J Fleischmann, D Morgan, U Batzdorf, W E Stern.
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An unusual case is reported of a patient with spastic paraparesis who was found to have severe spinal arachnoiditis due to Coccidioides immitis. Despite an obstructive hydrocephalus and a spinal subarachnoid block, the patient was treated effectively with surgery (shunting) and antifungal therapy (amphotericin and ketoconazole). He remains asymptomatic 3 years after diagnosis. Aggressive surgical and medical treatment of coccidioidal infection of the central nervous system can be beneficial, even in patients with the worst prognosis.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6306182 DOI： 10.3171/jns.1983.59.2.0328
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosurg ISSN： 0022-3085 Impact factor: 5.115