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Laryngeal cryptococcus. Treatment with oral fluconazole. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995 Oct;121(10):1193-5

Date

10/01/1995

Pubmed ID

7546590

DOI

10.1001/archotol.1995.01890100097017

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028865374 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   14 Citations

Abstract

We treated a case of laryngeal Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a glucocorticosteroid-dependent patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To our knowledge, this is the first report of successful treatment of laryngeal cryptococcus using oral fluconazole as a single agent.

Author List

Kerschner JE, Ridley MB, Greene JN

Author

Joseph E. Kerschner MD Provost, Executive Vice President, Dean, Professor in the School of Medicine Administration department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Administration, Oral
Antifungal Agents
Cryptococcosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Fluconazole
Humans
Laryngeal Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisone