Cryptococcal meningitis in patients with glioma: A report of two cases

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-53

  Choi, Jonathan D ^a   Powers, Ciaran J ^a   Vredenburgh, James J ^b   Friedman, Allan H ^b   Sampson, John H ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Corticosteroid; Cryptococcus; Glioma; Immunosuppresion; Opportunistic infections

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; LOMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOPIA; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; SEPSIS; SIDE EFFECT; TINNITUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DACARBAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LOMUSTINE; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46949083336     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9581-x     Document Type: Article

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