Cryptococcal meningitis following a thrombotic microangiopathy in an unrelated donor bone marrow transplant recipient

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 469-474

  Miniero, R ^a   Nesi, F ^a   Vai, S ^a   De Intinis, G ^b   Papalia, F ^b   Targhetta, R ^c   Busca, A ^a   Vassallo, E ^a   Giacchino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Regina Margherita Children's H ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Cryptococcosis; Meningitis; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; INDIAN INK; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THIOTEPA;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECIPIENT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0030876733     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709028778     Document Type: Article

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