An Unusual Complication of an Open-head Injury: Coccidioidal Meningitis
作者:
David Morwood,
Larry Nichter,
Victor Wong,
期刊:
Annals of Plastic Surgery
(OVID Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 23,
issue 5
页码: 437-441
ISSN:0148-7043
年代: 1989
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
A case of coccidioidal meningitis following an open-head injury is presented. A 6-year-old boy was ejected from a motor vehicle as it was driven over a cliff, resulting in a severe open-skull fracture with grossly contaminated wounds. The accident occurred in an area in which coccidioidomycosis is endemic, and the causative agent, Coccidioides immitis, is found in high concentration in the soil. In addition to fracture reduction, the child received a course of intrathecal and intravenous amphotericin and achieved a satisfactory clinical response.
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