Multiple intracranial abscesses due to Cryptococcus neoformans: an unusual clinical feature in an immunocompetent patient and a short review of reported cases.
We present a case of multiple intracranial abscesses caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient who presented with no symptoms of immunodeficiency.
Tore
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Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey. okant@uludag.edu.tr
Akcaglar
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S
Kazak
E
E
Heper
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Y
Akalin
H
H
Hakyemez
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B
Ener
B
B
Boekhout
T
T
Hagen
F
F
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
D000935:Antifungal Agents