Interleukin-2 treatment for persistent cryptococcal meningitis in a child with idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-424

  Yilmaz Demirdag, Yesim ^a   Wilson, Brian ^a   Lowery Nordberg, Mary ^c   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^b   Bahna, Sami L ^a,b  

^a Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4 lymphocytopenia; Cryptococcal infection; Fungal infection; Immunodeficiency; Interleukin 2; Meningitis; T cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50349095783     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3143     Document Type: Article

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