Primary abdominal lymphonodular cryptococcosis in children: 2 Case reports and a literature review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Zou, Chao Chun ^a   Yu, Zhong Sheng ^a   Tang, Lan Fang ^a   Liang, Li ^a   Zhao, Zheng Yan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Cryptococcus neoformans; Fever; Hepatosplenomegaly; Lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULPERAZON; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644695653     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.083     Document Type: Article

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