Radionuclide studies in coccidioidal meningitis

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · West. J. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5248371

Corbus, H F; Lippert, R G; Radding, J

Although the uniformly fatal outcome in untreated meningitis due to Coccidioides immitis has been modified by amphotericin B, use of this drug presents a challenge to therapists striving to maximize its effectiveness and minimize its not inconsiderable toxicity. Many of the complications of intraventricular therapy, using an Ommaya reservoir, were encountered in a patient with coccidioidal meningitis, and this experience is reported to reemphasize the usefulness of radionuclide studies in guiding therapy and assessing the progress of the disease. The examples presented may be of interest to those faced with the difficult task of treating this still dangerous infection.

• OSTI ID: 5248371
• Journal Information: West. J. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: West. J. Med.; (United States) Vol. 125:4; ISSN WJMDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHILDREN
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MALFORMATIONS
MAMMALS
MAN
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RARE EARTH ISOTOPES
RARE EARTH NUCLEI
SCINTISCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YTTERBIUM 169
YTTERBIUM ISOTOPES