title: Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii treated with voriconazole.
abstract: Meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii is an uncommon infection of the CNS that usually has a poor prognosis and a difficult treatment. We describe a case of chronic meningitis caused by P. boydii in an immunocompetent host that was successfully treated with voriconazole, a new antifungal agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, 30005 Murcia, Spain. med003451@nacom.es
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redondo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Tudela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole