Cryptococcus neoformans meningoencephalitis in a patient treated with rituximab;Meningoencefalitis por crytococcus neoformans en mujer tratada con rituximab

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 157-158

  Sánchez Ojanguren, José ^a   Isern Segura, Irina ^a   Chico Chumillas, Cristina ^b   Javaloyas De Morlius, Manuel ^b  

^a Hospital Esperit Sant   (Spain)

^b Hospital Esperit Sant   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 68149164663     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2008.09.036     Document Type: Letter

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