title: Cryptococcal meningitis presenting with isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Cryptococcal meningitis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The nonspecific neurologic findings associated with this infection delays accurate diagnosis because initial neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE are in instances indistinguishable from that of crytococcal meningitis. We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis presenting with unilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy in a male patient with SLE, which was successfully treated with antifungal agents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Soo-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Ji Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Chong-Hyeon
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Soo Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bum Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ho-Youn
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000209:etiology*