Puerperal brain cryptococcoma in an HIV-negative woman successfully treated with fluconazole: a case report

Puerperal brain cryptococcoma in an HIV-negative woman successfully treated with fluconazole: a case report

Cryptococcus spp. cerebral abscesses are uncommon in immunocompetent subjects. The recommended induction treatment is the administration of amphotericin B plus flucytosine combined with resection for lesions ≥3cm. In this paper, we describe an HIV-negative woman diagnosed with a large cryptococcoma...

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Main Authors: José Edward Hagan, Jesângeli Sousa Dias, José Caetano Villasboas-Bisneto, Melissa Barreto Falcão, Albert Icksang Ko, Guilherme Sousa Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Treatment
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