Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in immunocompromised patients: Can it be Cryptococcus

R Sood, R Tyagi, P Selhi, H Kaur… - Diagnostic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcal meningitis commonly affects immunocompromised cases and can have varied
presentation. In some instances, the presence of a plethora of inflammatory cells on …

Spectrum of neuroimaging findings in cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompetent patients in China—A series of 18 cases

ZR Tan, XY Long, GL Li, JX Zhou, L Long - Journal of the neurological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Cryptococcosis is a devastating opportunistic disease commonly encountered in
organ transplant recipients and patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Case report: chronic relapsing cryptococcal meningitis in a patient with low mannose-binding lectin and a low naïve CD4 cell count

A Wagemakers, CW Ang, F Hagen, JCJ Bot… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cryptococcal meningitis is most commonly found in HIV-infected patients. In
HIV-negative patients, its low incidence can lead to prolonged time to diagnosis. Detailed …

The utility of cerebrospinal fluid white cell count during the prognostic assessment for cryptococcal meningitis patients: a retrospective study

J Qu, J Jiang, X Lv - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Springer
Background The incidence of cryptococcal meningitis (CM) has gradually increased in
recent years. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology and cell count are very important for CM on …

Symptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia presenting as early cryptococcal meningitis with negative cerebral spinal fluid analysis

K Ssebambulidde, AS Bangdiwala… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Individuals with cryptococcal antigenemia are at high risk of developing
cryptococcal meningitis if untreated. The progression and timing from asymptomatic infection …

[PDF][PDF] Reconstitution kinetics of severe cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities in cryptococcal meningitis

C Dambietz, M Heming, TJ Brix… - 2023 - assets-eu.researchsquare.com
Cryptococcal meningitis (CC) is a rare and severe fungal infection in immunocompromised
patients, affecting the cerebrospinal uid (CSF). Host response and immunological …

Cryptococcal Meningitis in Immuno-competent Patient

J Varghese, A Maslov, E Khalid - Neurology, 2024 - neurology.org
Objective N/A. Background Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening, severe
opportunistic fungal infection characterized by inflammation of the meninges caused by …

Severe CSF immune cell alterations in cryptococcal meningitis gradually resolve during antifungal therapy

C Dambietz, M Heming, TJ Brix… - BMC neurology, 2024 - Springer
Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a severe fungal disease in immunocompromised patients
affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Host response and immunological alterations in …

[HTML][HTML] A rare presentation of cryptococcal meningitis and cerebellitis in an asplenic patient, seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

H Abbas, ACF Kottkamp, N Abbas… - The American Journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Rare co-existance of disease or pathology Background: Cryptococcal meningitis
in patients who are seronegative for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in patients …

Neuro-cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent individual with radiologically atypical findings: a case report and review of literature

BU Regmi, BD Pathak, RC Subedi… - Oxford Medical Case …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present a case of a 29-year-old immunocompetent female without any known
comorbidities with intermittent headache and vomiting who was ultimately diagnosed with …