Transient loss of consciousness caused by cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wilbur, Lee ^a   Heyborne, Ryan ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CIPROFLOXACIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SALBUTAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRAZODONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 77953400379     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-60     Document Type: Article

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