Neurocryptococcosis in a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl.
We report an unusual case of a 10-year-old girl with neurocryptococcosis that was diagnosed only after histological examination of the cyst fluid obtained at surgery.
Eghwrudjakpor
Patrick O
PO
Surgery Department, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 6173, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. patejakpor@yahoo.com
Allison
Akaribara B
AB
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000382:microbiology; D003399:Craniotomy; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009549:Nigeria; D010291:Paresis / Q000382:microbiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012640:Seizures / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole