2022
Rapidly enlarging pulmonary mass due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans.
Tucker M, Sheikh AM, Villanueva MS. Rapidly enlarging pulmonary mass due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans. BMJ Case Reports 2022, 15: e247495. PMID: 35351746, PMCID: PMC8966528, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247495.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeReconstitution inflammatory syndromeInflammatory syndromePulmonary massImmunocompetent hostsInitial induction courseLarge pulmonary massWeeks of fluconazoleLiposomal amphotericin BCritical vascular structuresInduction therapyImmunocompetent manInduction courseSecond courseAmphotericin BCryptococcus neoformansVascular structuresSignificant decreaseCryptococcomaSyndromeWeeksPrednisoneTherapyFlucytosineDisease
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