Histoplasmoma: Isolated central nervous system infection with Histoplasma capsulatum in a patient with AIDS. Case report and brief review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-181

  Azizirad, Omeed ^a   Clifford, David B ^a   Groger, Richard K ^a   Prelutsky, David ^a   Schmidt, Robert E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Central nervous system granuloma; Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmoma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRAIN DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI;

EID: 33846036415     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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