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Case Reports
. 1986;25(4):256-61.
doi: 10.1159/000116018.

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Case report and review of Italian literature

G Bussone, L La Mantia, E A Parati, F Frediani, E Lamperti, A Boiardi, C Peccarisi, A M Tortorano, M A Viviani
Case Reports

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Case report and review of Italian literature

G Bussone et al. Eur Neurol. 1986.

Abstract

A case of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis, as presented by a hypertensive hydrocephalus, is described. To our knowledge, this is the 24th case described in Italy since 1953. The diagnosis was made with ventricular fluid examination: the patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine, thus avoiding the risks of surgical treatment of hydrocephalus. Early diagnosis and proper therapy are necessary in order to decrease the high lethality of cryptococcosis.

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