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Promising effects of corticosteroid treatment in combination with antifungal agents in a patient with Aspergillus meningitis.
Jalali, Parisa Aziz; Lotfali, Ensieh; Rezaei, Kamran; Fatemi, Alireza; Ashrafi, Farzad; Oraee-Yazdani, Saeed; Mirdehghan, Alimohammad.
  • Jalali PA; Department of Neurology Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Lotfali E; Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Rezaei K; Student Research Committee School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Fatemi A; Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Ashrafi F; Functional Neurosurgery Research Center Shohada-e Tajrish Neurosurgical Center of Excellence Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Oraee-Yazdani S; Department of Neurosurgery Shohada Tajrish Comprehensive Neurosurgical Center of Excellence Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
  • Mirdehghan A; Student Research Committee School of Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Clin Case Rep ; 10(7): e5993, 2022 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1958712
ABSTRACT
Although Aspergillus meningitis is poorly responsive to current guidelines for treatment, we describe a dramatic response of Aspergillus meningitis in a patient to treatment using a combination of corticosteroids with guideline's suggested antifungal agents. Administration of corticosteroids in patients with Aspergillus meningitis is rarely reported in previous studies.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Clin Case Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article