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Non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related cryptococcal meningitis with recurrent acute stroke: A case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchCryptococcal meningitis has been reported to be primarily associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Herein, we report the case of a male patient in China with recurrent acute stroke as the first clinical manifestation, followed by several ...
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British Medical Bulletin, 2004 Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in AIDS patients, particularly in Southeast Asia and Africa. Cases also occur in patients with other forms of immunosupression and in apparently immunocompetent individuals. Mortality from HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis remains high (10-30%), even in developed countries, because of the
Tihana, Bicanic, Thomas S, Harrison
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Case Report: Cryptococcal eosinophilic meningitis in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common fungal meningitis in clinical practice. It primarily occurs in immunocompromised people and is typically associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In rare cases, it is associated with Hodgkin
Fang Zhang +4 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Objective This study aimed to characterize patients with cryptococcemia and compare the clinical features of cryptococcemia and cryptococcal meningitis. Methods This was a retrospective, case–control study.
Liling Liang +3 more
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1986 Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening disease. Headache, vomiting, cranial nerve symptoms and mental changes are the most common symptoms, but as many as 15% may have no symptoms referable to the CNS. For chemotherapy four drugs are available: namely amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, miconazole and ketoconazole.
R, Biniek, F, Hilgenstock, V, Schuchardt
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South African Medical Journal, 2017 Cryptococcal meningitis occurred in an elderly Coloured woman in the Northern Cape. She presented with symptoms and signs suggestive of encephalitis 4 weeks after a cholecystectomy. After the administration of cortisone, cryptococcal organisms were isolated in her cerebrospinal fluid.
van den Ende, E.W. +2 more
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Starting ART following cryptococcal meningitis:The optimal time has yet to be defined
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2013 Ever since the public sector rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2004, the question of the optimal time to start ART following diagnosis of an opportunistic infection has aroused controversy among South African HIV clinicians and researchers.
T A Bicanic +3 more
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Vision loss in an AIDS patient with cryptococcal meningitis
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019 Cryptococcal meningitis is considered one of the AIDS-defining illness and has been reported to be associated with neurological sequels. However, acute vision loss as presenting complaint is rare in Cryptococcal meningitis.
Wafa Ali Aldhaleei +2 more
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Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Patients from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Cryptococcal meningitis, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, an opportunistic fungal infection that affects immunocompromised Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients.
Shiwangi Sharma +4 more
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Cognitive biases and knowledge deficits leading to delayed recognition of cryptococcal meningitis
IDCases, 2019 Cryptococcal meningitis is a potentially devastating infectious complication of immunosuppression best characterized in individuals with HIV. Early recognition of and appropriate antifungal therapy for cryptococcal meningitis has a profound effect on ...
M. Deming +5 more
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