Massive cerebral edema resulting in brain death as a complication of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis

Despite the widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy, cryptococcal meningoencephalitis has emerged as the second leading cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients worldwide. It presents usually as subacute or chronic disease but occasionally may be fulminant....

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Main Authors: Jose Orsini, Christa Blaak, Dalia Mahmoud, Jeong Young-Gwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/26098/pdf_16