Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: Report of four cases in three patients and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Skiest, Daniel J ^a   Hester, L Jill ^b   Hardy, R Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus; Cryptococcus neoformans; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Immune reconstitution syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; EFAVIRENZ; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; LAMIVUDINE; STAVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL;

EID: 29444443752     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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