Cryptococcal meningitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Malhotra, P; Chauhan, S; Bhatt, P; Varma, Neelam; Chakrabarti, Arunaloke; Kumari, Savita; Jain, S; Varma, S

Cryptococcal meningitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Date

2004-10-25

Authors

Chakrabarti, Arunaloke

Kumari, Savita

Jain, S

Varma, S

Abstract

The occurrence of cryptococcal meningitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), despite being immunosuppresed state is uncommon. We report a 28-year gentleman in the maintenance treatment phase of ALL developing cryptococcal meningitis. The diagnosis was made by positive India ink staining and detection of cryptola antigen by latex agglutination. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B. The rarity of this condition in ALL is briefly discussed.

Citation

Malhotra P, Chauhan S, Bhatt P, Varma N, Chakrabarti A, Kumari S, Jain S, Varma S. Cryptococcal meningitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2004 Oct; 52(): 831-2