title: Meningitis with papillitis, choroiditis, and hearing loss: an unusual presentation of cryptococcosis in HIV infection.
abstract: Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis with bilateral papillitis, multifocal choroiditis, and sensorineural hearing loss. The ocular manifestations present in this patient were unusual. The management of such cases poses a challenge because blindness and deafness can be the morbid sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Chest and Maternity Centre, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Kadappa S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Satish
authors.forename: Krishna R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Raghav A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Murthy
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology