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Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma: successful treatment with fluconazole
Author(s) -
Bolignano G.,
Chindemi G.,
Criseo G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1991.tb00621.x
Subject(s) - amphotericin b , medicine , latex fixation test , flucytosine , cryptococcus neoformans , cryptococcosis , fluconazole , meningoencephalitis , gynecology , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , antifungal , dermatology , antibody , biology
Summary. The authors report a case of crypto‐coccal meningoencephalitis in a 22‐year‐old male with Hodgkin's disease at third stage B. Cryptococ‐cus neoformans was isolated from cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and blood specimens. Latex antigen agglutination tests and India ink preparations also were positive for this pathogenic yeast. Drug treatment for a week with 20 mg i.v./day of amphotericin B in combination with 2.5 g i.v./day of 5‐fluorocy‐tosine did not lead to any improvement in the patient. The patient became asymptomatic after the first week of treatment with a daily dose of 400 mg of fluconazole, administered intravenously. After two months of this regimen, all laboratory tests on CSF and blood specimens were negative. Zusammenfassung. Es wird über eine Crypto‐coccus‐Meningoenzephalitis bei einem 22jährigen Mann mit Morbus Hodgkin im Stadium 3 B berichtet. Aus Liquor‐ und Blutproben wurde Cryp‐tococcus neoformans isoliert. Latex‐Antigen‐Nach‐weise und Tuschepräparate waren ebenfalls Cryptococcus ‐positiv. Die einwöchige Behandlung mit Amphotericin B (20 mg/Tag i.v.) in Kombination mit 5‐Fluorcytosin (2,5 g/Tag i.v.) führte beim Patienten nicht zur Besserung. Dagegen wurde der Patient nach einer Woche Fluconazol‐Behandlung mit 400 mg täglich i.v. asymptomatisch. Zwei Monate nach der Fluconazol‐Behandlung waren alle Laboruntersuchungen des Liquors und der Blutkulturen negativ.

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