The spectrum of computerized tomography (CT) findings in central nervous system (CNS) infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans VAR. gattii IN immunocompetent children

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 283-287

  Corrêa, Maria Do Perpétuo Socorro Costa ^a   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^b,f   Oliveira, Flávio De Mattos ^c   Irion, Klaus ^d   Londero, Alberto Thomaz ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Inst Especializado Pesquisa D   (Brazil)

^d RS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^f Laboratorio de Microbiologia Clinica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA; NECK MUSCLE; OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 0344123854     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652002000500010     Document Type: Article

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