Primary Larynx Cryptococcus neoformans Infection: A Distinctive Clinical Entity
| Autor: | Mathieu Bergeron, Robert Dubé, René Pelletier, Andrée-Anne Gagné, Jacinthe Chênevert, Mathieu Côté |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Cryptococcus Inhaled corticosteroids fluconazole Biopsy Medicine larynx Cryptococcus neoformans biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry fungal infection vocal cords fungi food and beverages biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Vocal folds Immunology Cryptococcosis Brief Reports business Fluconazole medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 2328-8957 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ofid/ofv160 |
| Popis: | Cryptococcus neoformans can directly infect the vocal cords. Endoscopic findings were undistinctive from most infiltrative diseases. Tissue biopsy was essential for the diagnosis. Inhaled corticosteroids can predispose to the infection, and fluconazole 400 mg daily for at least 6 weeks appeared to be minimal to achieve a permanent cure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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