J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 22(4); 2004 > Article
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2004;22(4): 382-385.
다발성 뇌경색으로 발현한 크립토코쿠스뇌막염
홍지만, 김현숙 김원주 이경열
연세대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실
A Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as Multiple Cerebral Infarctions
Ji-Man Hong
Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the common fungal infections of the central nervous system, usually developed in immunocompromised patients. Cerebral infarction has been reported as one of the late complications in cryptococcal meningitis. We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis, which initially presented with multiple cerebral infarctions of the bilateral basal ganglia and thalamus without the usual clinical signs of meningitis.Key Words: Cryptococcal meningitis, Cerebral infarction


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