A Case of Candidal Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 26(4); 2008 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2008;26(4): 393-396.

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대구영남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Candidal Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult

Hyun Jung Park

Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

A 19-year-old previously healthy man presented with headache, vomiting and fever at a regional hospital. He was diagnosed as neurocysticercosis due to a small ring enhancing lesion in MRI, and received albendazole and dexamethasone. However, follow-up MRI revealed multiple nodular enhancing granulomas. After referral to our hospital, Candida species grew in the CSF culture. Candida species must be kept in mind as a cause of meningitis even in a healthy adult without predisposing factors for candidal infection. KeyWords:Candida, Meningoencephalitis, Healthy