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Dual Invasive Fungal Infection Presenting with Cervical Myelopathy.
- Source :
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World neurosurgery [World Neurosurg] 2019 Nov; Vol. 131, pp. 227-229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 19. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Disseminated fungal infections are often seen in immunocompromised patients. Here we present a case of a previously healthy woman presenting with cervical myeloradiculopathy found to have two separate fungal infections in the setting of depressed CD4 cell counts and a genetic mutation predisposing to invasive fungal infections.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Antifungal Agents administration & dosage
Chronic Pain microbiology
Cryptococcosis complications
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Histoplasmosis complications
Histoplasmosis diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neck Pain microbiology
Radiculopathy drug therapy
Radiculopathy microbiology
Spinal Cord Compression microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cervical Vertebrae
Cryptococcosis drug therapy
Histoplasmosis drug therapy
Invasive Fungal Infections drug therapy
Spinal Cord Compression surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-8769
- Volume :
- 131
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World neurosurgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31437516
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.056