Cryptococcal meningitis with accompanying recurrent cerebellitis in an immunocompetent patient.

Kaya S., Köksal I., Tosun I., Sarı A., Alioğlu Z.

Medical mycology case reports, cilt.1, ss.127-9, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.10.006
  • Dergi Adı: Medical mycology case reports
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.127-9
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cryptococcal meningitis, Immunocompetent, Recurrent cerebellitis
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This report describes a 46-year-old individual with normal immune status and a clinical course marked by headache and nauseavomiting. He was diagnosed as having cryptococcal meningitis (CM) accompanying with cerebellitis. The interesting element was the observation of recurrent cerebellitis, never before reported in the literature for CM. He was successfully treated with antifungal and steroid therapy and discharged on day 330. (C) 2012 International Society for Human and Animal Mycology. Published by Elsevier B.V.