Cerebral aspergillosis in a liver transplant recipient: A case report of long-term survival after combined treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and surgery

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 518-522

  Iemmolo, Rosa Maria ^a   Rossanese, Andrea ^a   Rotilio, Andrea ^a   Mattisi, Gioacchino ^a   Gerunda, Giorgio Enrico ^a   Merenda, Roberto ^a   Neri, Daniele ^a   Crepaldi, Gaetano ^a   Strazzabosco, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral aspergillosis; Liposomal amphotericin B; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; ITRACONAZOLE; LIPID EMULSION; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NYSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032032422     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80329-2     Document Type: Article

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