Successful treatment for cryptococcal meningoencephalitis complicated by cerebral salt-wasting syndrome in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A clinical case
Cryptococcus neoformans is a common agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients. Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome is one of the rare causes of severe hyponatremia in patients with CNS diseases. The paper describes the first clinical case of a patient, whose onset of chronic lymph...
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Published in | Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 87; no. 11; pp. 99 - 102 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Russian |
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Russia (Federation)
"Consilium Medicum" Publishing house
01.01.2015
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Summary: | Cryptococcus neoformans is a common agent of fungal meningoencephalitis in immunocompromised patients. Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome is one of the rare causes of severe hyponatremia in patients with CNS diseases. The paper describes the first clinical case of a patient, whose onset of chronic lymphocytic leukemia was complicated by cryptococcal meningoencephalitis presenting with mental disorders and severe electrolytic imbalance. Antifungal treatment with amphotericin B and fluconazole could alleviate an infectious process and metabolic disturbances. |
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ISSN: | 0040-3660 2309-5342 |
DOI: | 10.17116/terarkh2015871199-102 |