Raised intracranial pressure complicating cryptococcal meningitis: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome or recurrent cryptococcal disease?

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-171

  York, Josephine ^a   Bodi, Istvan ^a   Reeves, Iain ^a   Riordan Eva, Paul ^a   Easterbrook, Philippa J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART); Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; INDIAN INK; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHOROID DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 22144473286     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.04.022     Document Type: Article

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