Successful Management of Cryptococcal Meningitis and Bone Marrow Infiltration in a Young HIV/AIDS Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Bone marrow cryptococcosis has been rarely reported in the literature, and there are no established treatment guidelines specific to this AIDS-related complication. The recommended treatment for AIDS-related invasive fungal treatments include amphotericin B and flucytosine which are associated with...

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Autores principales: Patel, Sonika, Jalbut, Marla, Esham, Kimberly S., Stone, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30915244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1613072
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Sumario:Bone marrow cryptococcosis has been rarely reported in the literature, and there are no established treatment guidelines specific to this AIDS-related complication. The recommended treatment for AIDS-related invasive fungal treatments include amphotericin B and flucytosine which are associated with an array of complications making optimal treatment recommendations difficult. This case presentation represents an example of a patient with newly diagnosed AIDS and bone marrow cryptococcosis, which was successfully managed with an antifungal regimen adjusted to her comorbidities.

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