Acute meningitis secundary to Coccidioides posadassi

fungus coccidioides posadasii meningitis

Authors

  • Mauricio Dieguez-Arriaza
    Mauricio.d2707@gmail.com
    Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Pedro Ramírez-Chinchilla Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
April 7, 2022
June 9, 2022

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges. It is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction of the central nervous system that can cause decreased level of consciousness, seizures, increased intracranial pressure, and strokes. We present the case of