BLASTOMYCOSIS MENINGITIS: REPORT OF A CASE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH AMPHOTERICIN B
Authors: E J CARMODY, W TAPPEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 October 1959BLASTOMYCOSIS MENINGITIS: REPORT OF A CASE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH AMPHOTERICIN BEVERETT J. CARMODY, M.D., WILLIAM TAPPEN, M.D.EVERETT J. CARMODY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM TAPPEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-4-780 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNorth American blastomycosis has been described as a chronic infectious disease characterized by suppurative lesions in the skin or subcutaneous tissue, but it may also involve the lungs, bones, genitourinary organs and the central nervous system, and is caused by a specific organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis.14 Involvement of the central nervous system by this organism is quite rare.2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 21, 24 Our review of the English literature leads us to believe that the following case is the first reported of proved blastomycosis meningitis successfully treated with amphotericin B.CASE REPORTA 22 year old Negro male was...Bibliography1. 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LAWSON JR., M.D.THERAPY WITH AMPHOTERICIN B IN NORTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS*ROBERT S. ABERNATHY, M.D., G. THOMAS JANSEN, M.D.THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC FUNGUS INFECTIONS WITH AMPHOTERICIN B* 1 October 1959Volume 51, Issue 4Page: 780-791KeywordsAmphotericinBlastomycesBlastomycosisCentral nervous systemHospital medicineInfectious diseasesLesionsLungsMeningitisUrea ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...