Paradoxical respiratory failure due to cryptococcal pneumonia after amphotericin B treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

We present a 27-year-old lady with HIV-1 infection who died due to rapidly worsening respiratory failure one day after commencing amphotericin B deoxycholate therapy for cryptococcal meningitis. Chest x-ray appearances were consistent with pneumocystis pneumonia but post mortem examination showed ev...

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Hlavní autoři:	James E. Scriven, Francois CJ Botha, Charlotte Schutz, David G. Lalloo, Helen Wainwright, Graeme Meintjes
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	Elsevier 2018-03-01
Edice:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Témata:	Cryptococcus neoformans Respiratory failure Cryptococcal pneumonia Amphotericin B deoxycholate Paradoxical deterioration
On-line přístup:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300076
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