Posaconazole for chronic refractory coccidioidal meningitis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Coccidioidal meningitis is a potentially lethal infection. Disease progression while taking fluconazole is a common complication and safe, effective, alternative treatments are limited. Posaconazole therapy resulted in symptomatic and laboratory improvement in 2 patients and clinical improvement in a third patient with chronic, previously unresponsive coccidioidal meningitis.
Medical subject headings
- Antifungal Agents
- Coccidioides
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Meningitis, Fungal
- Triazoles