Promising effects of corticosteroid treatment in combination with antifungal agents in a patient with
Aspergillus
aspergillosis
corticosteroid
meningitis
Journal
Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
05
02
2022
accepted:
15
03
2022
entrez:
28
7
2022
pubmed:
29
7
2022
medline:
29
7
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although Aspergillus meningitis is poorly responsive to current guidelines for treatment, we describe a dramatic response of Aspergillus meningitis in a patient to treatment using a combination of corticosteroids with guideline's suggested antifungal agents. Administration of corticosteroids in patients with Aspergillus meningitis is rarely reported in previous studies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35898764
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5993
pii: CCR35993
pmc: PMC9309737
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e5993Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest related to this case report.
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