Refractory Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Paradoxical Antifungal Therapy-Induced Clinical Deterioration Related to an Immune Response to Cryptococcal Organisms

We present a case of refractory Cryptococcus neoformans meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent woman. Her clinical symptoms did not improve with 6 months of antifungal therapy, and MRI abnormalities, indicating severe meningeal and cerebral inflammation, persisted despite a decreasing cryptococca...

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Autores principales: Nakajima, Hideto, Takayama, Ayami, Fujiki, Yohei, Ito, Takumi, Kitaoka, Haruko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: October 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000440948

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000440948

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