Coccidioidomycosis of the Temporal Fossa with intracranial extension

✍ Scribed by Nguyen S. Pham; Rony K. Aouad; Stewart H. Cohen; Paul J. Donald

• Book ID: 102453235
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 302 KB
• Volume: 121
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0023-852X
• DOI: 10.1002/lary.22246

✦ Synopsis

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the arid Southwestern United States. It is contracted initially as a pulmonary disease when coccidioides immitus spores found in soil are inhaled. Disseminated disease occurs primarily in the immunocompromised population. We present herein a case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis presenting as a temporal fossa lesion extending intracranially. Our patient showed a robust response to antifungal therapy that obviated the need for surgical intervention.