Identifier |
walsh_2014_s1_c4-1 |
Title |
A Candid Look at a Missed Diagnosis |
Creator |
Edward Margolin; Jasmine Gopwani; Robert Willinsky |
Affiliation |
(EM) (JG) (RW) University of Toronto, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences and Dept of Medicine, Division of Neurology Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Medical Imaging Toronto, ON, Canada |
Subject |
Candida Meningitis; Papilledema; Increased Intracranial Pressure |
History |
She was diagnosed with migraine, stress, and 'drug seeking' presumed from a history of past (intravenous?) heroin use. |
Pathology |
Candida albicans |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Candidal meningitis causing bilateral disc edema and increased intracranial pressure in an immunocompetent patient. |
Presenting Symptom |
A 37 year old woman with a history of migraine noticed an increased frequency and severity of headaches for the past year. |
Neuroimaging |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Date |
2014-03 |
References |
1. Voice RA, Bradley SF, Sangeorzan JA, Kauffman CA., Chronic candidal meningitis: an uncommon manifestation of candidiasis. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jul;19(1):60-6. 2. Mittal M, Goel D, Mittal G, Krishan K. A rare case of candidal meningitis in immunocompetent host. J Neurol Sci 2011 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Image |
Source |
46th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2014 |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2014. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6w123hn |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
179214 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w123hn |