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18956812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Cryptococcal infection is common in immunocompromised patients. Its occurrence in immuno-competent patients is rare. We report here 3 cases of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in patients without any immunosuppressive documented factors. They were respectively 25, 36 and 50 years old presenting clinical signs of chronic meningo-encephalitis. The HIV test was negative for all of them and the CD4 counts were normal. One patient died on the seventh day of the treatment with amphotericin B; the second was discharged on parents' request, while the third patient improved with intravenous fluconazole. This study suggests that when facing a sub-acute or chronic meningitis, an investigation for cryptococcal infection is recommended as before AIDS epidemic.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0037-9085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in patients apparently non-immunodeficient: report of 3 cases in Dakar, Senegal].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de neurologie, CHU de Fann, BP 5035 Dakar, Sénégal. ngouille@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports