Coccidioidomycosis brain abscess. Case report.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis is an infection originating in the San Joaquin Valley of southern California, but is now seen with increasing frequency throughout southern California and the southwestern United States. A central nervous system involvement is usually manifested as meningitis. The authors present the case of a young man with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis who developed a brain lesion that proved to be a coccidioidal abscess. This manifestation may now be more frequently seen and therefore should be included in the differential diagnosis of any patient presenting with a brain mass who is from an area in which this disease is endemic.