نتایج جستجو برای: cryptococcal meningitis
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BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the most common opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Mostly it manifests as subacute/chronic meningitis, although pathological findings suggest extensive tissue invasion brain parenchyma and meninges. This disease has a very high mortality rate, even with administration an antifungal combination. CASE REPORT: Male, 53 years old, c...
Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of laboratory-confirmed meningitis in South Africa. 1 Despite the increased coverage of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the country' s incidence of cryptococcal meningitis remains high, and in routine care settings, the disease has a case-fatality ratio of >50% at 12 weeks post-diagnosis. 2-4 Screening and pre-emptive antifungal treatment is desi...
conclusions symptomatic hyponatremia secondary to siadh remains a rare complication of cryptococcal meningitis. case presentation a 67-year-old male with liver transplantation due to hepatitis c (hcv) related liver cirrhosis developed severe hyponatremia four months after liver transplantation, which was discovered during routine clinic visit. patient was referred to the emergency department, t...
347 20 mg/dl, protein of 111 mg/dl, WBC 14 mm 3 , neutrophils 16%, lymphocytes 84 found %, gram stain + + + yeast and bacterial antigens, with encapsulated blastoconidias found after staining with China ink, compatible with Criyptococcus sp. Methotrex-ate and prednisone were discontinued or decreased. We started treatment with amphotericin B, in increasing doses up to 1 g intravenously, with an...
Background: Cryptococcal meningitis has become the most common lethal opportunistic fungal infection in people with HIV and AIDS. Prompt treatment depends on awareness of the common symptoms. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with Cryptococcus meningitis in HIV infected patients in Kisumu District. Methods: This was a cross sectional study carried out in two private (...
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