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Central Diabetes Insipidus and Brain Herniation Secondary to Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Dog. [PDF]
Clin Case RepPatient CSF cytology consistent with Cryptococcus fungal infection with eosinophilic inflammation. ABSTRACT Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) should be considered in neurologic patients with persistent polyuria and rising sodium concentrations despite appropriate fluid therapy. Earlier recognition, serial urine concentration monitoring, and desmopressin
Hurst O, Mastrocco A, Prittie J.
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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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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020 There is an increasing recognition of patients presenting with cryptococcal meningitis despite having a negative CSF cryptococcal antigen (CrAg). In this report, we describe three cases of patients with advanced immunosuppression who presented to ...
Joshua Rhein, Morris K Rutakingirwa
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Practical Neurology, 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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The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesMeningitis is the most common manifestation of disseminated cryptococcosis. Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common systemic mycotic infection in AIDS, which is the most frequent predisposing condition. The most severe complication is acute cerebral hypertension.
Pescador Ruschel MA +2 more
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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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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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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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