title: A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male.
abstract: The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent male caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Whether the patient is immunocompromised or immunocompetent, the outcome of the disease can be severe unless the disease is diagnosed early in the course of illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, India. prashantgupta46@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Vineeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.forename: Gopa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: Mastan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged