Ophthalmic manifestations of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with Cryptococcus neoformans

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Khurana, Rahul N ^a   Javaheri, Micheal ^a   Rao, Narsing ^a  

^a Dohney Eye Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cryptococcus neoformans; Hemorrhages; HIV; Inflammatory syndrome; Papilledema; Peripapillary

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; DAPSONE; EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PAPILLEDEMA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIURETICS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLEDEMA; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 50049105869     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940802204550     Document Type: Article

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