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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb 7;6(4):557-563.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1325. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Arachnoid diverticulum diagnosis following treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in a dog

Evelyn Galban  1 , Jennifer Perkins  2
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Case Reports

Arachnoid diverticulum diagnosis following treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in a dog

Evelyn Galban et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Successful long-term treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in dogs is clinically challenging. In humans, there are only rare case reports of complications post-treatment including arachnoid diverticula. Combination antifungal therapy is standard of practice in human medicine and should be considered in veterinary patients.

Keywords: Amphotericin; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus latex agglutination titer; arachnoid diverticulum; fluconazole.

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Figure 1
Dorsal plane contrast T1‐weighted MR image of the patient at initial presentation showing meningeal enhancement in the sulci of the cerebral hemispheres.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittal plane T2‐weighted MR image of the patient after recovery from relapse showing the widened dorsal subarachnoid space at C2‐C3 with associated intramedullary hyperintensity caudal to the diverticulum.
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