Cryptococcal Meningitis Masquerading as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in an Immune-competent Adult

We report a case of acute cryptococcal meningitis (CM) masquerading as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in an immune-competent female. An 85-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-negative female presented to the emergency room for altered mental status and difficulty walking. She was increasingly...

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Autores principales: Raheja, Hitesh, Sinha, Ankur, Irukulla, Pavan Kumar, Kupfer, Yizhak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5750440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29302151
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_2_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5750440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29302151
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_2_17

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