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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2]; Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [3]

Overview

CT scan is not needed for diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis and is considered only in cases of dissemination involving brain. CT brain is considered less sensitive than MRI for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread

CT Brain

• CT brain is considered less sensitive than MRI for the diagnosis of meningitis or CNS spread.

• Several calcified nodules may be seen in brain parenchyma, but are difficult to distinguish from other such lesions caused by bacterial and fungal organisms.

Several calcified nodules are seen in the brain parenchyma as white dots