Successful Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis with Amphotericin B in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased susceptibility to bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. Cryptococcal infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rare but often fatal complication of SLE. Here, we describe a case of cryptococcal meningitis in a female patient with active SLE, who was successfully treated with amphotericin B. This case suggests that the clinical findings of SLE patients with cryptococcal meningitis are non-specific and misleading, and early use of amphotericin B has a good response.
Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan City, China. E-mail: jiangshan794101@126.com.
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Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan City, China.
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Department of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan City, China.
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Amphotericin B; Cryptococcus neoformans; cryptococcal meningitis; systemic lupus erythematosus