1.
Int J STD AIDS
; 27(1): 75-7, 2016 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25505048
ABSTRACT
Central nervous system histoplasmosis is a rare opportunistic infection with a heterogeneous clinical presentation. We describe the first case of human immunodeficiency virus-associated cerebral histoplasmosis presenting with hemichorea. The patient recovered after treatment with conventional amphotericin B and itraconazole.
Subject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Athetosis/diagnosis , Chorea/diagnosis , Histoplasma/isolation & purification , Histoplasmosis/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Adult , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Athetosis/drug therapy , Biopsy , Brain/pathology , Chorea/drug therapy , Histoplasma/classification , Histoplasmosis/drug therapy , Homosexuality, Male , Humans , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Treatment Outcome
2.
Cerebellum
; 14(3): 375-7, 2015 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25575726
Subject(s)
Autoantibodies/blood , Cerebellar Ataxia/diagnosis , Cerebellar Ataxia/immunology , Glutamate Decarboxylase/immunology , Seizures/immunology , Vitiligo/immunology , Cerebellar Ataxia/blood , Cerebellar Ataxia/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Thyroid Diseases/blood , Thyroid Diseases/diagnosis , Thyroid Diseases/immunology , Vitiligo/blood , Vitiligo/diagnosis , Young Adult
3.
Int J STD AIDS
; 26(14): 1052-4, 2015 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25614519
ABSTRACT
Patients with HIV are at risk of both primary and secondary haematological disorders. We report two cases of patients with HIV and cryptococcal meningitis who developed severe haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and lactic acidosis while on treatment with amphotericin B and co-trimoxazole.
Subject(s)
Acidosis, Lactic/chemically induced , Amphotericin B/adverse effects , Anemia, Hemolytic/chemically induced , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Cryptococcus neoformans/drug effects , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/drug therapy , Renal Insufficiency/chemically induced , Thrombocytopenia/chemically induced , Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/adverse effects , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Acidosis, Lactic/diagnosis , Adult , Amphotericin B/administration & dosage , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Anemia, Hemolytic/diagnosis , Antifungal Agents/adverse effects , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Humans , Male , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/diagnosis , Renal Insufficiency/diagnosis , Thrombocytopenia/diagnosis , Treatment Outcome , Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/administration & dosage , Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/therapeutic use
4.
J Neurol Sci
; 345(1-2): 260-1, 2014 Oct 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25060419
