title: Pseudocystic cryptococcal meningitis complicated by transient periaqueductal obstruction in a child with HIV infection.
abstract: We describe a 10-year-old human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infected girl who presented with pseudocystic cryptococcal meningitis complicated by hydrocephalus secondary to aqueductal obstruction. The neuroradiological features of this case are presented and we also postulate on the pathogenesis of the type of hydrocephalus encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. vtoorn@sun.ac.za
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Toorn
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rabie
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy