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Reported is one case of cerebral cryptococcosis in a 12-year-old girl. The diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of Cryptococcus neoformans with both India ink preparation of the cerebrospinal fluid and Sabouraud's media culture. Clinical presentation included progressive severe headache,
We review our experience with 27 cases of pulmonary and meningeal cryptococcosis at the University Hospital, (Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia) where this is the most common cause of adult meningitis in patients without debilitating illnesses. Of the 27 cases analysed, six presented primarily with pulmonary
BACKGROUND
The aim of this research paper was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcome of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients diagnosed and treated for cryptococcosis at our institution.
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of all patients with SOT diagnosed and treated for
BACKGROUND
Incidence of cryptococcosis of the central nervous system has risen sharply since AIDS became pandemic; from early 1998, the Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía in Havana has beaten its own record in the number of cases attended.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical epidemiological
Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis occurs mainly in immunodepressed patients and especially AIDS patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and prognostic features of this severe brain infection.
METHODS
This retrospective study was carried out on HIV-infected patients hospitalized
Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the most significant predisposing condition, but persons with other immunodeficiency states as well as phenotypically normal persons develop cryptococcosis. We retrospectively
Cryptococcosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease caused by the basidiomycetes yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii with high predilection to invade the central nervous system mainly in immunocompromised hosts. Skin can be secondarily involved in disseminated infection or be exceptionally
Cryptococcal epidemiology is changing in the modern antiretroviral era, and immune status informs outcomes. We describe the differences in clinical presentation and mortality of cryptococcosis by immune status in the antiretroviral therapy era.We conducted BACKGROUND
In solid organ transplant patients, 8% of invasive fungal infections are attributed to Cryptococcus. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and outcome of kidney transplant recipients (TR) infected with Cryptococcus.
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Between
BACKGROUND
The extent of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) has increased since the advent of HIV/AIDS. It has non-specific clinical signs but marked by high mortality.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the characteristics of the NMC in sub-Saharan Africa.
METHODS
We have conducted a literature reviewed on the
A 36-year-old homosexual Mexican man was admitted to our hospital, with a 30-day history of fever and headache. Upon cerebrospinal fluid examination, the patient's white blood cell count was 1,580/L, total protein was 26 mg/dL, sugar was 17 mg/dL, and his intracranial pressure was 23 cmH2O. The
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) and reporting sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical aspects and outcome of patients.
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It was a retrospective study concerning 22 HIV positive patients hospitalized between 2006 to and 2009 in the internal medicine
Central nervous system compromise is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in SLE. The clinical picture of cerebral cryptococcosis is non-specific and can be mistaken for lupic activity. A retrospective study was undertaken with 10 patients with SLE and cryptococcal meningitis compiled in a
We present a case of pancytopenia and cutaneous cryptococcosis in a young girl with no complaints of fever, headache and vomiting. Fine-needle aspiration cytology and further investigation for pancytopenia revealed presence of Cryptococcus in skin and bone marrow aspirates. Fungal cultures of the
OBJECTIVE
To report an uncommon case of multifocal choroiditis as the result of disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a patient who is HIV-positive.
METHODS
Interventional case report.
METHODS
A 27-year-old HIV-positive woman with fever, headache, and vomiting was examined. Lumbar