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Cryptococcal meningitis : epidemiology and therapeutic options [PDF]
Cryptococcal meningitis causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. The burden of disease is greatest in middle- and low-income countries with a high incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection. Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs and some
Parris, Victoria, Sloan, Derek J.
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Evaluation of Crushed Posaconazole Delayed Release Tablets in Lung Transplant Recipients
Crushed posaconazole DR tablets are a viable and cost savings option for lung transplant recipients with a feeding tube who are unable to swallow pills. However, loading doses and higher maintenance doses may be required to reach therapeutic levels. ABSTRACT Background Invasive fungal infections can cause serious complications after lung transplant ...
Rachael Gordon+7 more
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Cryptococcosis of the upper genital tract. [PDF]
Upper genital tract infection by Cryptococcus neoformans has not previously been reported. We describe such a case, in order to alert clinicians to the existence of this rare infection.
Edmonds, Pamela+3 more
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The manifestations of pulmonary cryptococcosis with multiple nodules or masses on computed tomography (CT) are diverse and difficult to differentiate from those of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Dongxu Wang+8 more
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Clinical Diagnosis and Novel Treatment of Eyelid Molluscum Contagiosum
Molluscum contagiosum is an infectious skin disease caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus that affects 6 million people in the United States annually. However, molluscum contagiosum on the eyelid is uncommon. The aim of this article is to describe the clinical diagnosis and effect of curettage using fine forceps under an operating microscope in a ...
Bangtao Yao+5 more
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Neglected disease, neglected populations: the fight against Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis
Recent estimates indicate that the diseases caused by the fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii kill more than 180,000 humans per year (Rajasingham et al.
M. Rodrigues
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Cutaneous cryptococcosis in a patient affected by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a case report. [PDF]
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection, the incidence of which is increased in the immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungus that mainly infects the lungs and the central nervous system, possibly involving ...
D. Fioriti+12 more
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We report 2 cases of disseminated cryptococcosis with central nervous system involvement in patients with chronic lymphoid malignancies occurring within 1 month of starting on ibrutinib.
J. Messina+4 more
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Cryptococcal immune reconstitution syndrome during steroid withdrawal treated with hydroxychloroquine [PDF]
SummaryWe present a case report of cryptococcal immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS), in a non HIV infected patient, which we treated with hydroxychloroquine with successful results.
Banerjee, Chandralekha+2 more
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Cryptococcosis in hematology practice
AIM: To study the clinical manifestations of cryptococcosis, its diagnostic features, and treatment results in patients with hemoblastoses/MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included adult patients with cryptococcosis treated at the Hematology Research ...
E E Khodunova+8 more
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