TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Treated with Fingolimod in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis
AB  - Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungal agent, which may cause infectiondepending on the state of immunity. The agent is especially prone to be localized in the centralnervous system. Fingolimod is an immunomodulatory drug that is used in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The use of this drug leads to a decrease in lymphocyte count and thus might result in the occurrence of the opportunistic infections like Cryptococcosis. In this article, we presenta MS patient that underwent fingolimod treatment and developed Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis.
AU  - TANYEL, Esra
AU  - Kuruoglu, Tuba
AU  - DEVECİ, AYDIN
AU  - TERZİ, Murat
DO  - 10.5336/caserep.2019-65786
PY  - 2019
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
SN  - 2147-9291
SP  - 200
EP  - 203
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/336095
ER  -