1.Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Pituitary Cushing's Disease.
Cheol In KANG ; Sung Han KIM ; Hong Bin KIM ; Myoung don OH ; Seong Yeon KIM ; Kang Won CHOE
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2003;18(3):199-201
Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with cell-mediated immunity disorders. A case of disseminated cryptococcosis, in a patient with pituitary Cushing's disease, is reported. Cultures of blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and aspirates of a skin lesion all grew Cryptococcus neoformans. Despite antifungal treatment, with amphotericin-B, the patient died within 3 weeks.
Amphotericin B/therapeutic use
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Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use
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Brain/microbiology/pathology/radiography
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Cryptococcosis/*complications/drug therapy/radiography
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Cushing Syndrome/*complications/microbiology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Human
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Pituitary Diseases/*complications/microbiology/radiography
2.Case 136th--intermittent fever for over 20 days and coughing for 2 days.
Sainan SHU ; Sanqing XU ; Yaqin WANG ; Feng YE ; Hua ZHOU ; Feng FANG
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2014;52(1):72-74
Amphotericin B
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administration & dosage
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therapeutic use
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Antifungal Agents
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administration & dosage
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therapeutic use
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Biomarkers
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blood
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Child
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Cough
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diagnosis
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drug therapy
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etiology
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Cryptococcosis
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Fever
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diagnosis
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drug therapy
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etiology
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Fluconazole
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administration & dosage
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therapeutic use
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Humans
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Lung
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Lung Diseases, Fungal
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complications
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diagnosis
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drug therapy
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Male
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed