Isolated intramedullary cryptococcal granuloma of the conus medullaris: case report and review of the literature.
Infection of the nervous system by Cryptococcus neoformans most often causes meningitis and meningoencephalitis. While there have been several cases of cerebral cryptoccal granuloma published in the literature, the isolated occurrence of intramedullary cryptococcal granuloma is very rare. We present...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 38; no. 6/7; pp. 562 - 566 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2006
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105951366&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105951366 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00365548 BD8 jtl: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases issn: 00365548 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2006 vid: 38 iid: 6/7 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 105951366 2009253092 10.1080/00365540500434646 NLM16798715 105951366 ppf: 562 ppct: 4 formats: tig: atl: Isolated intramedullary cryptococcal granuloma of the conus medullaris: case report and review of the literature. aug: au: Shen C Cheng W Yang M sug: subj: Granuloma Pathology Spinal Cord Diseases Pathology Spinal Cord Neoplasms Pathology Aged Amphotericin B Administration and Dosage Amphotericin B Adverse Effects Antifungal Agents Administration and Dosage Cryptococcus Diagnosis, Differential Fluconazole Administration and Dosage Granuloma Microbiology Granuloma Surgery Immunocompetence Laminectomy Male Spinal Cord Diseases Drug Therapy Spinal Cord Diseases Microbiology Aged: 65+ years Male ab: Infection of the nervous system by Cryptococcus neoformans most often causes meningitis and meningoencephalitis. While there have been several cases of cerebral cryptoccal granuloma published in the literature, the isolated occurrence of intramedullary cryptococcal granuloma is very rare. We present an immunocompetent patient with such a lesion of the conus medullaris. The patient's clinical symptoms mimicked an intramedullary spinal cord tumor. The diagnosis was made by histopathology, rather than by image or laboratory examinations. The case was successfully managed with surgical removal of the lesion and postoperative anti-fungal treatment. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: case study Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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