Radionuclide studies in coccidioidal meningitis.
Year: 1976
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Although the uniformly fatal outcome in untreated meningitis due to Coccidioides immitis has been modified by amphotericin B, use of this drug presents a challenge to therapists striving to maximize its effectiveness and minimize its not inconsiderable toxicity. Many of the complications of intraventricular therapy, using an Ommaya reservoir, were encountered in a patient with coccidioidal meningitis, and this experience is reported to reemphasize the usefulness of radionuclide studies in guiding therapy and assessing the progress of the disease. The examples presented may be of interest to those faced with the difficult task of treating this still dangerous infection.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: H F Corbus, R G Lippert, J Radding
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W14136107