So sorry to hear what
your husband had to go through. But I am glad that a diagnosis was reached and
he is getting the appropriate treatment for it.
Unfortunately the vision
loss that has happened due to the inflammation may not be reversed completely
and he may have some residual damage.
However, being on the
appropriate treatment which in this case is fluconazole will prevent further
damage.
The treatment for valley
fever is fluconazole which in his case will need to be taken lifelong. He needs
to follow with an ID specialist who will continue to monitor response to
medication. A small percentage of people fail treatment with fluconazole( we
can know this by blood work) and have to be switched to an alternate anti
fungal medication such as voriconazole.
If your husband develops
any new symptoms such as headaches then he would need a lumbar puncture to rule
out brain involvement with valley fever. I am sure that his ID doc will go over
all this with you.
Wish him a speedy recovery.
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