Via The New England Journal of Medicine: The Index Case for the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in the United States. The first paragraph of a short, horrifying report:
A man in his 50s with a history of degenerative lumbar-disk and joint disease presented with headache and neck pain that had become progressively worse over the course of 8 days. The associated symptoms included nausea, malaise, fatigue, chills, and decreased appetite. The patient reported no fevers, rash, photophobia, or vision changes. Four weeks before presentation, he had received the latest in a series of epidural injections of methylprednisolone for low back pain. The patient had no history of immunosuppressing conditions and was not taking any additional immunomodulatory medications.
