title: Multiple intracranial abscesses due to Cryptococcus neoformans: an unusual clinical feature in an immunocompetent patient and a short review of reported cases.
abstract: We present a case of multiple intracranial abscesses caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient who presented with no symptoms of immunodeficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey. okant@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tore
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akcaglar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kazak
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Heper
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akalin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hakyemez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ener
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boekhout
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D054458:Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents