title: Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old girl.
abstract: An immunocompetent 8-year-old girl was presented with cryptococcal meningitis. She was cured clinically and mycologically after 6 weeks of amphotericin B plus flucytocin and 2 months of fluconazole, and no relapse and sequelae were observed. Mycological and clinical profile of the patient during treatment was recorded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Mycology Center, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuanjie
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jianghan
authors.forename: Gu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Julin
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hai
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents