Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Case

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dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorKacar, Fatma
dc.contributor.authorZora, Adem
dc.contributor.authorGenc, Nejdet
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:14:04Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:14:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCryptococcal meningitis usually appears in immunosuppressed patients [organ transplant receivers, in patients with malignancies and in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)]. Cryptococcal meningitis in the immunocompetent hosts has been reported rarely in the literature. This paper represents a case of cryptococcal meningitis in a previously healthy 25-year-old man. The case had the classical clinical and examnination findings of menengitis, therefore, the microbiological analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was rather useful in the differential diagnosis. We detected capsulated yeast cells in the analysis of CSF with methylene blue. The CSF Cryptococcus antigen (CRAG) test result was negative, but we were able to grow and detect Cryptococcus neoformans on culture. The patient received classical amphotericin-B therapy at the beginning, but due to a drug reaction we changed it with the lipposomal amphotericin-B, and after 21 days of therapy the patient was discharged without any sequele.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5336/medsci.2009-13423en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1010en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1006en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5336/medsci.2009-13423
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26290
dc.identifier.volume31en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000296212300039en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherORTADOGU AD PRES & PUBL COen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISIen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectCryptococcus neoformansen_US
dc.subjectimmunocompetenceen_US
dc.subjectmeningitis, cryptococcalen_US
dc.subjectamphotericin Ben_US
dc.titleCryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Caseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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