A Candid Look at a Missed Diagnosis

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Identifier walsh_2014_s1_c4-1
Title A Candid Look at a Missed Diagnosis
Creator Edward Margolin, Jasmine Gopwani, Robert Willinsky
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 2014-03-02
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Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 2013 Walsh Session, March 2
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6w123hn
Contributor Primary Margolin, Edward
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179214
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w123hn