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1810730

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
The first known case of Blastoschizomyces capitatus meningitis occurring in an allogeneic bone marrow recipient on steroid and cyclosporine therapy for chronic graft-versus-host disease is reported. An 11-month course of treatment with oral fluconazole resulted in resolution of the meningeal syndrome and eradication of Blastoschizomyces capitatus from the cerebrospinal fluid. Three months after discontinuation of fluconazole the patient died due to idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and bilateral pneumothorax, without clinical signs of meningitis. Post mortem examination showed meningeal fungus invasion consistent with Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection. Oral fluconazole treatment thus did not eradicate the fungal infection, but achieved significant control of the meningitis on an outpatient basis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0934-9723
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
752-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Fluconazole treatment of Blastoschizomyces capitatus meningitis in an allogeneic bone marrow recipient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Biopathology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports