Pulmonary and Meningeal Cryptococcosis after Corticosteroid Therapy for Autoimmune Hepatitis: Coexistence of Cryptococci within Pulmonary Cancer Nodule

A case of autoimmune hepatitis complicated with pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis during long-term treatment with corticosteroid is reported. An 84-year-old woman who received long-term corticosteroid therapy (40 mg/day prednisolone for two years) for autoimmune hepatitis developed a headache,...

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Autores principales: Yuri, Takashi, Kimura, Ayako, Yoshizawa, Katsuhiko, Emoto, Yuko, Kinoshita, Yuichi, Tsubura, Airo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3722970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/807197

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3722970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/807197

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