Cryptococcal meningitis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus.
This is a case report of fatal cryptococcal meningitis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus being treated with prednisolone and azathioprine. It is believed to be the first case of cryptococcal meningitis recorded in a child in Saudi Arabia.
al-Rasheed
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
al-Fawaz
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D002648:Child; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000666:Amphotericin B; D011239:Prednisolone; D005437:Flucytosine; D001379:Azathioprine