TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated central nervous system histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient
T2 - 53-month hiatus to diagnosis and treatment
AU - Berger, Joseph R.
AU - Greenberg, Richard N.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Chronic meningitis may result from a wide range of etiologies, both infectious and noninfectious, and is often diagnostically challenging. In most series, tuberculosis remains the most common recognized cause. Of the fungal diseases resulting in chronic meningitis, Cryptococcus is the most common. When untreated, the infectious meningitides typically exhibit an inexorably progressive course with high morbidity and mortality. We report a patient with chronic meningitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum who exhibited a remarkably benign course despite being untreated for the disorder for more than 4 years.
AB - Chronic meningitis may result from a wide range of etiologies, both infectious and noninfectious, and is often diagnostically challenging. In most series, tuberculosis remains the most common recognized cause. Of the fungal diseases resulting in chronic meningitis, Cryptococcus is the most common. When untreated, the infectious meningitides typically exhibit an inexorably progressive course with high morbidity and mortality. We report a patient with chronic meningitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum who exhibited a remarkably benign course despite being untreated for the disorder for more than 4 years.
KW - chronic meningitis
KW - fungal meningitis
KW - histoplasmosis
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U2 - 10.3109/13550284.2010.525600
DO - 10.3109/13550284.2010.525600
M3 - Article
C2 - 21062125
AN - SCOPUS:78649718817
SN - 1355-0284
VL - 16
SP - 472
EP - 474
JO - Journal of NeuroVirology
JF - Journal of NeuroVirology
IS - 6
ER -
