Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old girl

Zhu Yuanjie; Chen Jianghan; Gu Julin; Wen Hai

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01625.x

Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent 8-year-old girl

Mycoses. 2009 Jul;52(4):377-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01625.x. Epub 2008 Sep 12.

Authors

Zhu Yuanjie¹, Chen Jianghan, Gu Julin, Wen Hai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Mycology Center, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 18793258
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01625.x

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification*
Cryptococcus neoformans / physiology
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / drug therapy
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / immunology
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / microbiology*

Substances

Antifungal Agents