Laryngeal cryptococcus. Treatment with oral fluconazole

Archives of Otolaryngology--head & Neck Surgery
J E KerschnerJ N Greene

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.

Citations

Jan 12, 2016·Open Forum Infectious Diseases·Mathieu BergeronRené Pelletier
Feb 24, 2015·Auris, Nasus, Larynx·Shunji TamagawaNoboru Yamanaka
Jan 27, 2019·The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology·Douglas M WorrallPeak Woo
Apr 6, 2021·Internal Medicine·Kohei YoshimineRyunosuke Ooi

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