Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent patient
Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infection that is most commonly thought of as an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients, classically patients with Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) infection. It is associated with a variety of complications including disseminated disease as well as neurologic complications including intracranial hypertension, cerebral infarcts, vision loss and other neurologic deficits. It is diagnosed by lumbar puncture with CSF studies, including fungal culture and cryptococcal antigen testing.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Laura S. Murphy, Aaron J. Lacy, Austin T. Smith, Karan S. Shah Source Type: research
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