Cerebral cryptococcoma successfully treated by isavuconazole in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Cerebral cryptococcoma successfully treated by isavuconazole in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

Cryptococcosis has been recognized as an increasing cause of severe systemic mycosis in immunocompetent patients in the last few years. Cerebral cryptococcomas are a more uncommon manifestation of cryptococcal meningitis, which are not usually included in the differential of brain masses. We report...

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Main Authors: Luis Guilherme Ramanzini, Sara Diógenes Peixoto de Medeiros, Lara Maria Fujita Vieira Lima, Marcéu Veríssimo Ramos dos Santos, Elizeu Alves Herbster, Guilherme Dourado Aragão Sá Araújo, Victor Oliveira Araújo, Jessica Maria Bezerra Braga, Diogo Pasquali Nones, MD, Júlio César Claudino dos Santos, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Cryptococcal meningitis
Immunocompetence
Isavuconazole
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322009980

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