CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS.
A case of cryptococcal meningo-encephalitis is described. Treatment with the fungicidal agent amphotericin B resulted in temporary improvement, but the patient relapsed and died 17 months after diagnosis. The pathology and treatment of the disease are discussed.
D000666:Amphotericin B; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D003453:Cryptococcosis; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004660:Encephalitis; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis; D010336:Pathology
D000666:Amphotericin B
AMPHOTERICIN B; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PATHOLOGY