title: Cryptococcal meningitis.
abstract: Fungal meningitis caused by the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans is most commonly seen in patients with defective T-lymphocyte function. This article focuses on the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of patients with cryptococcal meningitis, in the setting of AIDS and other immunocompromised hosts, and in 'normal' individuals.
authors.affiliation: Infection and Immunodeficiency Unit, Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Kings Cross Hospital, Dundee.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nathwani
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole