Unusual presentation of central nervous system cryptococcal infection in an immunocompetent patient.
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.
Saigal
Gaurav
G
Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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M Judith Donovan
MJ
Lolayekar
Sudha
S
Murtaza
Amir
A
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