Coccidioidal meningitis and neurosyphilis co-infection in a non-HIV patient

• Published in: Medical mycology case reports Vol. 34; pp. 5 - 7
• Main Authors: Kim, Jani M., Sivasubramanian, Geetha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Case Report; central nervous system; Coccidioides; Coccidioidomycosis; Meningitis; mixed infection; mycology; Neurosyphilis; patients; Treponema pallidum; Coccidioidomycosis; Meningitis; Neurosyphilis

Coccidioides sp. and Treponema pallidum can both cause infections of the central nervous system if untreated. We describe a case of an immunocompetent patient living in an endemic region for Coccidioides who presented with headaches and diplopia and was found to have co-infection of coccidioidal men...