Pulmonary and Meningeal Cryptococcosis after Corticosteroid Therapy for Autoimmune Hepatitis: Coexistence of Cryptococci within Pulmonary Cancer Nodule
A case of autoimmune hepatitis complicated with pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis during long-term treatment with corticosteroid is reported. An 84-year-old woman who received long-term corticosteroid therapy (40 mg/day prednisolone for two years) for autoimmune hepatitis developed a headache,...
Main Authors: | Takashi Yuri, Ayako Kimura, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa, Yuko Emoto, Yuichi Kinoshita, Airo Tsubura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pathology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/807197 |
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