Cryptococcosis in sarcoidosis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1275-1276

  Marie, Isabelle ^a   Cheriet, Sarah ^a   Assie, Cyrielle ^a   Etienne, Manuel ^a   Favennec, Loïc ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEVER; FOREHEAD; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MENINGISM; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FLUCYTOSINE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650419081     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181faf687     Document Type: Letter

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