Disseminated cryptococcal infection with eosinophilia in a healthy person

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-324

  Yamaguchi, Hiromichi ^a   Komase, Yuko ^a   Ikehara, Mizuki ^a   Yamamoto, Takahito ^a   Shinagawa, Toshihito ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal drug; Cryptococcosis; Desensitization; Eosinophilia; Meningitis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FOSFLUCONAZOLE; LOXOPROFEN; MEROPENEM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SULTAMICILLIN; TOSUFLOXACIN; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 50049128549     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-008-0618-z     Document Type: Article

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