Entrapment Syndrome in a Kidney Transplant Recipient with Cryptococcal Meningitis

Cryptococcus neoformans primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and the central nervous system (CNS) is the most common site of dissemination. Entrapped temporal horn syndrome (ETH) remains a rare CNS manifestation and has not previously been described in solid organ transplant recipients. H...

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Autores principales: Reddy, Laya, Thompson, George R., Koff, Alan, Cohen, Stuart H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10223468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37242381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050711
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Sumario:Cryptococcus neoformans primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and the central nervous system (CNS) is the most common site of dissemination. Entrapped temporal horn syndrome (ETH) remains a rare CNS manifestation and has not previously been described in solid organ transplant recipients. Here, we present a case of ETH in a 55-year-old woman with history of renal transplant and prior treated Cryptococcal meningitis.

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