Cerebellar cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent child: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 314-317

  Gologorsky, Yakov ^a   DeLaMora, Patricia ^b   Souweidane, Mark M ^b   Greenfield, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cryptococcoma; Fungal abscess; Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35548944497     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/10/314     Document Type: Article

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