Histopathological aspects of neurocryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients: Autopsy report of 45 patients

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 444-448

  Klock, Clóvis ^a   Cerski, Marselle ^a   Goldani, Luciano Z ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Fungi; Meningoencephalitis; Neurocryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENINX; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROCRYPTOCOCCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAZIL; CHILD; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; SPINAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049114614     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896908320550     Document Type: Article

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