Encephalomyelitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var gattii presenting as spinal tumour: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-116

  Grosse, P ^a   Tintelnot, K ^b   Sollner O ^a   Schmitz, B ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Encephalomyelitis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MICTURITION DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035138739     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.113     Document Type: Article

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