Fulminant intracranial hypertension due to cryptococcal meningitis in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 176-178

  Nagotkar, Leena ^a   Shanbag, Preeti ^a   Mauskar, Anupama ^a   Zaki, Syed ^a   Kumar, Chaya ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; intracranial hypertension; nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCYTOSINE; MANNITOL; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FACE EDEMA; FEVER; GENERALIZED EDEMA; HEADACHE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PERITONITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH DISTENSION; TACHYPNEA; TENDON REFLEX; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VOMITING;

EID: 80053365816     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.84905     Document Type: Article

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