Cryptococcoma of the brain in an immunocompetent man.

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dc.contributor.authorUGALDE HERNANDEZ, Y
dc.contributor.authorMONZON, J F
dc.contributor.authorDELGADO-HERNANDEZ, R
dc.contributor.authorSOTO-HERNANDEZ, J L
dc.contributor.authorCARDENAS, G
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-25T09:46:15Z
dc.date.available2015-02-25T09:46:15Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractCryptococcosis is a common opportunistic systemic disease in immunocompromised patients. Pulmonary or brain cryptococcosis is the most common clinical presentation. Immunocompetent patients can also be affected, especially in tropical and subtropical zones where the life cycle of the causal agent, Cryptococcus gattii, is completed. We present a previously healthy man with progressive intracranial hypertension and a right paraventricular mass on CT scan and MRI. Cryptococcus gattii yeasts were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed and the patient was treated with amphotericin B, fluconazole and dexamethasone. The patient died due to severe intracranial hypertension.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUGALDE HERNANDEZ Y, MONZON J F, DELGADO-HERNANDEZ R, SOTO-HERNANDEZ J L, CARDENAS G. Cryptococcoma of the brain in an immunocompetent man. National Medical Journal of India. 2013 Jul-Aug ; 26 (4): 216-217.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/156367
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://nmji.in/archives/Volume-26/Issue-4/CCR.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshCryptococcus gattii
dc.subject.meshFatal Outcome
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshImmunocompetence
dc.subject.meshIntracranial Hypertension --microbiology
dc.subject.meshIntracranial Hypertension --surgery
dc.subject.meshMagnetic Resonance Imaging
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Cryptococcal --complications
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Cryptococcal --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshMeningitis, Cryptococcal --drug therapy
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computed
dc.subject.meshVentriculoperitoneal Shunt
dc.titleCryptococcoma of the brain in an immunocompetent man.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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