Meningoencephalitis following enucleation for cryptococcal endophthalmitis.
A man developed meningoencephalitis 9 months after enucleation of his right eye for proved cryptococcal endophthalmitis secondary to a penetrating injury. The presumed portal of entry of Cryptococcus neoformans into the central nervous system was along the optic nerve subarachnoid sheath.
D000328:Adult; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications