December 2023
Simultaneous Central Nervous System Complications of C. neoformans Infection
Alejandra Gonzalez Duarte,Jesus Higera Calleja,Vicente Gijon-Mitre andGuillermo García Ramos
1Department of Neurology, the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
2Department of Neuroradiology, the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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Abstract
The most common neurological manifestation of Cryptococcus neoformans infection is meningitis. Other less common manifestations include parenchymal central nervous system (CNS) granulomatous disease, hydrocephalus and stroke. C. neoformans is often suspected in immunodepressed patients, but it can be easily overlooked in otherwise healthy patients. This paper provides a detailed clinical description of a patient without immunosupression who developed multiple simultaneous neurological manifestations after the infection with C. neoformans.
Keywords: Cryptoccocus neoformans; hydrocephalus; vasculitis; stroke; neuroinfections