Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report

We a case of chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis in a healthy 43-year-old woman successfully treated with fluconazole given orally (300 ms/day). The diagnosis was made by detection of anti-aspergillus antibodies and positive culture to Aspergillus sp. in the cerebrospinal fluid.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: WAGNER MUNEMORI MARIUSHI, WALTER OLESCHKO ARRUDA, MÁRIO HENRIQUE TSUBOUCHI, RICARDO RAMINA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1999-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000200020&tlng=en