[Cryptococcosis in renal transplant recipients]. / Criptococosis en pacientes con trasplante renal.
Rev Cubana Med Trop
; 59(2): 169-72, 2007.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23427453
This article presented the case of a 64 years-old renal transplant recipient, who was a poultry farm worker and had suffered meningoencephalitis six months after receiving immunosuppressive therapy. Rapid diagnosis was based on a cerebrospinal fluid sample analyzed with latex particles for Cryptococcus spp antigen detection. Culture of the clinical sample in agar-Sabouraund-chloramphenicol medium confirmed the initial diagnosis whereas biochemical identification was made with the API 20C AUX system. Amphotericin B treatment was immediately applied to the patient and later fluconazole until microbiological tests yielded negative results. After 5 months, the patient relapsed and restarted the specific treatment. He was followed up on outpatient service and two year after the organ transplantation, his recovery was favourable.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Oportunistas
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Transplante de Rim
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Meningite Criptocócica
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Criação de Animais Domésticos
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Cubana Med Trop
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Cuba