title: Temporal bone histopathology case of the month: acute hearing loss due to cryptococcal meningitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Temporal Bone Laboratory, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. flinthicum@hei.org
authors.forename: Fred H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Linthicum
authors.forename: Yelena V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Krutikova
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003056:Cochlear Nerve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012022:Reflex, Acoustic; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine