Fatal cryptococcal meningitis in an AIDS patient complicated with immune reconstitution syndrome refractory to prolonged amphotericin B treatment
Bandaranayake TD, Ogbuagu OE, Mahajan A, Vortmeyer AO, Villanueva MS. Fatal cryptococcal meningitis in an AIDS patient complicated with immune reconstitution syndrome refractory to prolonged amphotericin B treatment. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2018, 29: 1250-1254. PMID: 29749873, DOI: 10.1177/0956462418773219.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCentral nervous system diseaseNervous system diseasesCryptococcal meningitisSystem diseasesSevere central nervous system diseaseFatal cryptococcal meningitisLiposomal amphotericin BAmphotericin B treatmentImmune recoveryPatient refractoryAntiretroviral therapyTherapeutic challengeTreatment failureAIDS patientsCystic lesionsFatal casesTreatment approachesMeningitisAmphotericin BC. neoformansMultiple coursesCryptococcus neoformansPatientsB treatmentDisease