2018
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
2016
Meningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yamahiro A, Lau KH, Peaper DR, Villanueva M. Meningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Mycopathologia 2016, 181: 589-593. PMID: 27038312, DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPatient's mental statusMental statusSubstance use disordersLumbar punctureUse disordersHepatitis C virus-related cirrhosisC virus-related cirrhosisInitial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studiesEnd-stage liver diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionBroad-spectrum antibiotic useImprovement of hydrocephalusMultiple lumbar puncturesSterilization of CSFIntravenous antibiotic therapyVirus-related cirrhosisCerebrospinal fluid studiesImmunodeficiency virus infectionInitiation of therapyLiposomal amphotericin BOptimal treatment strategyBroad-spectrum antibioticsCandida dubliniensisRecent chemotherapy