Subacute meningoradiculomyeloencephalitis due to cryptococcosis infection;Méningoradiculomyéloencéphalite subaiguë liée à une infection par cryptococcus neoformans

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 403-408

  Drouet, A ^a   Amah, Y ^b   Pavic, M ^b   Gerome P ^c   Meyer, X ^d   Debourdeau, P ^b  

^a Service de Neurologie   (France)

^b HÔpital d'instruction des armées Desgenettes   (France)

^c Hop d'Instruct Armees Desgenettes   (France)

^d Service de Radiologie   (France)

Author keywords

Crytococcus neoformans; Hodgkin; Meningoradiculomy loencephalitis; Steroids treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GADOLINIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL;

EID: 18844409839     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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