title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendel
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Milefchik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amadi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gruen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003045:Coccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology