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.
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1999-06-01
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| author | WAGNER MUNEMORI MARIUSHI WALTER OLESCHKO ARRUDA MÁRIO HENRIQUE TSUBOUCHI RICARDO RAMINA |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8432f105a0be42ba9ce73679d38bf57d2022-12-21T19:34:49ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271999-06-01572A28829110.1590/S0004-282X1999000200020Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case reportWAGNER MUNEMORI MARIUSHIWALTER OLESCHKO ARRUDA0MÁRIO HENRIQUE TSUBOUCHI1RICARDO RAMINA2Hospital das NaçõesHospital das NaçõesHospital das NaçõesWe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000200020&tlng=enAspergillus sp.meningitisfluconazole |
| spellingShingle | WAGNER MUNEMORI MARIUSHI WALTER OLESCHKO ARRUDA MÁRIO HENRIQUE TSUBOUCHI RICARDO RAMINA Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Aspergillus sp. meningitis fluconazole |
| title | Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report |
| title_full | Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report |
| title_fullStr | Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report |
| title_short | Chronic Aspergillus sp. meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole: case report |
| title_sort | chronic aspergillus sp meningitis successfully treated with fluconazole case report |
| topic | Aspergillus sp. meningitis fluconazole |
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