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Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets

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ISSN (Print): 1871-5265
ISSN (Online): 2212-3989

Coccidioidomycosis Involving the Cranium: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature

Author(s): Suresh J. Antony, Monisha S. Parikh and Glen Friedman

Volume 15, Issue 3, 2015

Page: [202 - 206] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/1871526515666150724101823

Price: $65

Abstract

We report a case of Coccidioidomycosis of the cranium that presented as a cystlike structure with adjoining bone destruction in a 40-year-old patient with underlying rheumatoid arthritis that was treated with a combination of lipid amphotericin B and longterm fluconazole. We also discuss the common risk factors and presentations of this unusual extra-pulmonary form of Coccidioidomycosis.

Keywords: Coccidioidomycosis, osteomyelitis, skull.


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