Short-term corticosteroid pulse therapy in the treatment of post-infectious spinal arachnoiditis following cryptococcal meningoencephalitis: A case report

Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis is increasing in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients, especially in Asian population. In patients who respond well to anti-cryptococcal therapy, some later developed muscle atrophy and weakness. The possibility of spinal arachnoiditis raised. We repo...

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Main Authors: Kang-Po Lee, Hui-Chen Su, Po-Lin Chen, Pi-Shan Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920304710