Simultaneous cryptococcal and tuberculous meningitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.289-294, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.04.009
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.289-294
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cryptococcus, Intraventricular amphotericin, Meningitis, Tuberculosis, MYCOBACTERIUM-TUBERCULOSIS, NEOFORMANS, MANAGEMENT
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Simultaneous central nervous system (CNS) infection with Cryptococcus and tuberculosis (TB) is very rare. Despite improved therapeutic options, treatment of CNS cryptococcosis is still difficult and needs invasive treatment modalities, such as intrathecal or intraventricular amphotericin B, in refractory cases. We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed with simultaneous cryptococcal and TB meningitis who had a poor response to intravenous liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole, but was successfully treated with intraventricular amphotericin B, in addition to anti-TB therapy. Copyright (C) 2013, Taiwan Society of Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.