Cryptococcal neuromeningitis revealed by acute visual loss in a patient with sarcoidosis and ventriculoatrial shunting;Cryptococcose neuroméningée révélée par une baisse de l'acuité visuelle chez un patient atteint de neurosarcoïdose et porteur d'une dérivation ventriculoatriale

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 330-332

  Gibold, X ^a   Husson, A ^a   Corbain, V ^a   Vidal, M ^a   Gourdon, F ^a   Laurichesse, H ^a   Beytout, J ^a   Irthum, P ^b   Ferrier, A ^b   Lesens, O ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Opportunistic infection; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLINDNESS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; SARCOIDOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646067437     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: 17683122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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