Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old girl.
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.
Yuanjie
Zhu
Z
Department of Dermatology and Mycology Center, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Jianghan
Chen
C
Julin
Gu
G
Hai
Wen
W
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*
D000935:Antifungal Agents