Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis in AIDS: Parenchymal and meningeal forms

Neuroradiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Berkefeld, J ^a   Enzensberger, W ^b   Lanfermann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Computed tomography; Cryptococcosi; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033000618     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050717     Document Type: Article

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