A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male
| Autor: | Prashant Gupta, Sanjay Mehrotra, Mastan Singh, Anurag Mehrotra, Shruti Malik, Gopa Banerjee, Vineeta Khare |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Fatal outcome India Disease Meningitis Cryptococcal Microbiology Fatal Outcome Virology medicine Humans Cryptococcus neoformans biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Course of illness General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Immunology Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Parasitology business Cryptococcal meningitis Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1972-2680 |
| Popis: | The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent male caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Whether the patient is immunocompromised or immunocompetent, the outcome of the disease can be severe unless the disease is diagnosed early in the course of illness. |
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