Recurrent cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient after anti-retroviral therapy: A case report

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hu, Zhiliang ^a   Wei, Hongxia ^a   Meng, Fanqing ^b   Xu, Chuanjun ^a   Cheng, Cong ^a   Yang, Yongfeng ^a  

^a Nanjing Second Hospital   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Lymphadenitis; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; NECK; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890469499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-12-40     Document Type: Article

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