title: Unusual presentation of central nervous system cryptococcal infection in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: The imaging findings of cryptococcosis affecting the brain in immunocompetent patients can be different from the more commonly described findings in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of an extremely unusual MR appearance of central nervous system cryptococcosis in a 49-year-old immunocompetent man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saigal
authors.forename: M Judith Donovan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lolayekar
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murtaza
mesh_terms: D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon