Spinal Cryptococcoma Mimicking Spinal Cord Tumor Complicated by Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
| Autor: | Sharon Tai Mei Ling, Norzaini Rose, Carol Lai, Shanthi Viswanathan, Suraya Yusoff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.disease Spinal cord 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Spinal cord tumor medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Arachnoiditis business Cryptococcal meningitis Meningitis 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology. |
| ISSN: | 2155-9562 |
| Popis: | There are very few cases in the literature on spinal cryptococcomas occurring alone without cerebral involvement at onset. Although cases of cerebral cryptoccomas followed by arachnoiditis have been reported, cases of spinal cryptococcoma followed by cryptococcal meningitis are exceedingly rare. We present a patient with spinal cord cryptococcoma who subsequently developed cryptococcal meningitis in a young immunocompetent patient. Early recognition and aggressive anti-fungal treatment is important. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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