Disseminated cryptococcosis causes adrenal insufficiency in an immunocompetent individual

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1023-1026

  Hung, Zui Sheng ^a   Lai, Yu Hsien ^a   Hsu, Yung Hsiang ^a,b   Wang, Chih Hsien ^a,b   Fang, Te Chao ^a,b   Hsu, Bang Gee ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Disseminated cryptococcosis; Immunocompetent patient

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL BIOPSY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIARRHEA; DISSEMINATED CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EVENING DOSAGE; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADDISON DISEASE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953355641     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3051     Document Type: Article

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