Laryngeal cryptococcus. Treatment with oral fluconazole. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995 Oct;121(10):1193-5
Date
10/01/1995Pubmed ID
7546590DOI
10.1001/archotol.1995.01890100097017Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028865374 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 14 CitationsAbstract
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 JNAuthor
Joseph E. Kerschner MD Provost, Executive Vice President, Dean, Professor in the School of Medicine Administration department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Administration, OralAntifungal Agents
Cryptococcosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Fluconazole
Humans
Laryngeal Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisone