Cryptococcal granuloma presenting as an intracranial mass.
A case of cryptococcosis of the central nervous system presenting as an intracranial space occupying lesion is described. The world literature and epidemiology of this unusual disease are surveyed. Problems in the diagnosis and the use of modern diagnostic techniques are discussed. The authors suggest that cryptococcosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of an intracranial space occupying lesion.
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States