Cryptococcal meningo-encephalitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient;Cryptococcose neuroméningée chez un sujet en apparence immunocompétent

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Bretaudeau, K ^a   Eloy, O ^a   Richer, A ^a   Bruneel, F ^a   Scott Algara, D ^b   Lortholary, O ^b,c   Pico, F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic meningitis; Cryptococcus; Immunodepression

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOTIC MENINGITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645573961     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-3787(06)75005-6     Document Type: Article

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