Intracranial granuloma and skull osteolysis: Complication of a primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in a kidney transplant recipient

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Rerolle, Jean Philippe ^a   Szelag, Jean Christophe ^a   Diaconita, Mirela ^a   Paraf, François ^a   Aldigier, Jean Claude ^a   Le Meur, Yann ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis; Renal transplantation; Skull involvement

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; PYRROLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; RECIPIENT; SKULL; VOMITING;

ABSCESS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUCKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACIAL INJURIES; FLUCONAZOLE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; OSTEITIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PARIETAL BONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEMINOMA; SKULL NEOPLASMS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 28044460305     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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