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Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy

Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy

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Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy

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Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy

Publisher

Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

Journal title

Case reports in neurology, 2015-03, Vol.7 (1), p.63-70

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English

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Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG

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Contents

A 52-year-old male on chronic prednisone for polymyalgia rheumatica presented with a subacute history of headaches, nausea, phonophobia, intermittent diplopia and gait instability. He was hospitalized 2 weeks prior to presentation with extensive evaluations only notable for leptomeningeal inflammation on MRI. His symptoms progressively worsened and...

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Diagnostic Dilemma in Primary Blastomyces dermatitidis Meningitis: Role of Neurosurgical Biopsy

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_898c632b4f1543429820be0ca691c3c4

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_898c632b4f1543429820be0ca691c3c4

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ISSN

1662-680X

E-ISSN

1662-680X

DOI

10.1159/000381469

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