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Published on: June 2, 2014
Mistaken for migraine: Coccidioidal meningitis
Anna Morgan1, Stephen James Hoyt, Jamie Park
1At the time this article was written, Anna Morgan was a student in the PA program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT HSC) in Fort Worth, Tex. She now practices in urgent care at Dignity Health-Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif. Stephen James Hoyt is a hospitalist at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Jamie Park practices in emergency medicine and is an assistant professor in the PA program at UNT HSC. Vic Holmes is an associate professor in the PA program at UNT HSC, specializes in the field of family medicine, and is chair of the North Texas Regional Institutional Review Board. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
The incidence of coccidioidomycosis has been rising in the past decade. This case report focuses on a man with a history of persistent migraine who presented to the ED with altered mental status. After cerebrospinal fluid testing, the patient was diagnosed with coccidioidal meningitis and treated with lifelong antifungal therapy. Clinician awareness and early identification of this disease can lead to reduced patient morbidity and mortality.
