Simultaneous cryptococcal and tuberculous meningitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Mete, Bilgul; Saltoglu, Neşe; Vanli, Ersin; Ozkara, Cigdem; Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Ozaras, Resat; Tabak, Fehmi; Ozturk, Recep

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2013.04.009

Simultaneous cryptococcal and tuberculous meningitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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Mete B., Saltoglu N., Vanli E., Ozkara C., Arslan F., Mert A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION, cilt.49, sa.2, ss.289-294, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.04.009
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.289-294
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Simultaneous central nervous system (CNS) infection with Cryptococcus and tuberculosis (TB) is very rare. Despite improved therapeutic options, treatment of CNS cryptococcosis is still difficult and needs invasive treatment modalities, such as intrathecal or intraventricular amphotericin B, in refractory cases. We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed with simultaneous cryptococcal and TB meningitis who had a poor response to intravenous liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole, but was successfully treated with intraventricular amphotericin B, in addition to anti-TB therapy. Copyright (C) 2013, Taiwan Society of Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.