Primary cryptococcal prostatitis in an apparently uncompromised host

Prostate

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-122

  Caballes, Romeo L ^a,c   Caballes Jr , Romeo A ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cryptococci; Immunocompromised; Primary cryptococcal prostatitis; Uncompromised

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 0033119194     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0045(19990501)39:2<119::AID-PROS6>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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