Spinal Arachnoiditis in Patients with Coccidioidomycosis Meningitis—Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Features

• Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 11; p. 1180
• Main Authors: Sivasubramanian, Geetha, Kadakia, Saurin, Kim, Jani M., Pervaiz, Sarah, Yan, Yueqi, Libke, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 08.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Arachnoiditis; Asymptomatic; Back pain; Cerebrospinal fluid; Coccidioidomycosis; coccidioidomycosis meningitis; Cysts; Diabetes; Ethnicity; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Hydrocephalus; Infections; Inflammation; Intracranial pressure; Meninges; Meningitis; Osteomyelitis; Patients; Risk factors; Serology; Spinal cord; syringomyelia; Tuberculosis; Urinary retention; United States > US; California

Background: Coccidioidomycosis meningitis (CM) is the most aggressive form of coccidioidomycosis, requiring lifelong antifungal treatment and often cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. Long-standing CM can be associated with spinal complications such as arachnoiditis. However, studies describing the...