Cryptococcal Meningitis : Treatments
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Antifungal medications are used to treat this form of meningitis. Intravenous therapy with amphotericin B is the most common treatment. It is often combined with an oral medication, flucytosine. An oral medication, fluconazole, in high doses may a...
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Antifungal drugs are used to treat infections caused by fungus and to prevent the development of fungal infections in patients with weakened immune systems. Purpose Fungal infections A fungus is a living organism that can cause infection when it grows in the human body.
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Systemic antifungal drugs are medicines taken by mouth or by injection to treat deep infections caused by a fungus. Purpose Systemic antifungal drugs are used to treat infections in various parts of the body that are caused by a fungus.
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Topical antifungal drugs are medicines applied to the skin to treat skin infections caused by a fungus. Purpose Dermatologic fungal infections are usually described by their location on the body: tinea pedis (infection of the foot), tinea unguium (infection of the nails), tinia capitis (infection of the scalp.
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Topical antifungal drugs are medicines applied to the skin to treat skin infections caused by a fungus. Purpose Dermatologic fungal infections are usually described by their location on the body: tinea pedis ( infection of the foot), tinea unguium (infection of the nails), tinia capitis (infection of the scalp).
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Lumbar puncture (LP) is the technique of using a needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the spinal canal. CSF is the clear, watery liquid that protects the central nervous system from injury and cushions it from the surrounding bone structure.
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Lumbar PunctureA lumbar puncture is also called aspinal tap.A lumbar puncture may be used to look for problems in your brain, spinal cord, and related structures.What Is a Lumbar Puncture?A needle is used to remove and test cerebrospinal(spinal)fl...
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