Neuroinvasive Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with a Negative Spinal Fluid Cryptococcus Antigen

Neuroinvasive Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with a Negative Spinal Fluid Cryptococcus Antigen

58-year-old man presented with headache, nausea, vomiting, and gait disturbance. Brain MRI showed meningeal enhancement and herniation. Serum Cryptococcus antigen was positive but spinal fluid antigen and cultures were negative. A cerebellar biopsy revealed nonencapsulated Cryptococcus. He completed...

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Main Authors:	Rocio C. Garcia-Santibanez, Veenu Gill, Stanley Yancovitz, DeWitt Pyburn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/857539

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