Coccidioidomycotic brain abscess. Case report.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis is an infection originating in the San Joaquim Valley of southern California, but now seen with increasing frequency throughout southern California and the southwestern United States. 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 coccidioidomycotic abscess. With the increasing incidence of the disease, this manifestation may be encountered more often and should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of any patient from an endemic area who presents with a brain mass.