Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges

Diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV‐infected adolescents is challenging in poor resource settings. A high index of suspicion based on clinical presentation is critical for early identification and treatment. This report sought to describe the clinical presentation and outcomes...

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Autores principales: Puplampu, Peter, Asamoah, Isabella, Asare, Bismark O., Berko, Kofi P., Oladele, Oluwakemi, Amankwa, Emmanuella, Lambert, Frempong, Afriyie, Antoinette T., Ganu, Vincent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9958000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36852119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6995
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author Puplampu, Peter
Asamoah, Isabella
Asare, Bismark O.
Berko, Kofi P.
Oladele, Oluwakemi
Amankwa, Emmanuella
Lambert, Frempong
Afriyie, Antoinette T.
Ganu, Vincent
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Asamoah, Isabella
Asare, Bismark O.
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spelling pubmed-99580002023-02-26 Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges Puplampu, Peter Asamoah, Isabella Asare, Bismark O. Berko, Kofi P. Oladele, Oluwakemi Amankwa, Emmanuella Lambert, Frempong Afriyie, Antoinette T. Ganu, Vincent Clin Case Rep Case Report Diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV‐infected adolescents is challenging in poor resource settings. A high index of suspicion based on clinical presentation is critical for early identification and treatment. This report sought to describe the clinical presentation and outcomes of HIV‐associated cryptococcal meningitis in adolescents. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9958000/ /pubmed/36852119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6995 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Puplampu, Peter
Asamoah, Isabella
Asare, Bismark O.
Berko, Kofi P.
Oladele, Oluwakemi
Amankwa, Emmanuella
Lambert, Frempong
Afriyie, Antoinette T.
Ganu, Vincent
Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title_full Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title_fullStr Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title_full_unstemmed Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title_short Cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally HIV‐infected adolescents: Case series on presentation and management challenges
title_sort cryptococcal meningitis among perinatally hiv‐infected adolescents: case series on presentation and management challenges
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9958000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36852119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6995
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