Retinitis following disseminated cryptococcosis in a renal allograft recipient. Efficacy of oral fluconazole.
A case of retinitis following disseminated cryptococcus neoformans infection in a renal allograft recipient is reported. Therapy with oral fluconazole showed a remarkable improvement at the end of 8 weeks. This is the first report of the use of fluconazole in the treatment of cryptococcal retinitis.
Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Agarwal
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Gupta
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Sakhuja
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Talwar
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Joshi
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Chugh
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012173:Retinitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
D015725:Fluconazole