Disseminated Cryptococcosis With Brain Involvement in Patients With Chronic Lymphoid Malignancies on Ibrutinib

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  • Julia A. Messina
  • Eileen K. Maziarz
  • Andrej Spec
  • Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
  • John R. Perfect
چکیده

We report 2 cases of disseminated cryptococcosis with central nervous system involvement in patients with chronic lymphoid malignancies occurring within 1 month of starting on ibrutinib. Characteristically, in both cases, no inflammation was seen in the cerebrospinal fluid. Central nervous system mycoses should be considered as a potential complication of ibrutinib.

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دوره 4  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2017