Intracranial aspergillosis in children successfully treated with antifungal therapy and surgical intervention

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-381

  Giacchino, Mareva ^a   Chiapello, Nadia ^a   Riva, Caterina ^a   Scolfaro, Carlo ^a   Pultrone, Mirco ^a   Valera, Mariangela ^a   Peretta, Paola ^b   Piglione, Matilde ^a   Di Rosa, Gianpaolo ^b   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal therapy; Aspergillosis; Brain; Children; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; MANNITOL; VORICONAZOLE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASTHENIA; AUTOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG FEVER; FEVER; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645553619     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000207479.08729.76     Document Type: Article

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