A Case of Cryptococcal Ventriculitis / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 175-181, 1988.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-147307
ABSTRACT
Cryptococcosis of central nervous system in uncommon, but fatal if untreated. We experienced a case of cryptococcal ventriculitis with hydrocephalus. The symptom was an increased intracranial pressure without meningeal irritation sign. It was confirmed by pathology and cytology taken from fibrous material, which caused an obstruction of shunt catheter in the lateral ventricle. We report a case of cryptococcal ventriculitis in 6 years old male child.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Intracranial Pressure
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Central Nervous System
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Lateral Ventricles
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Cryptococcosis
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Catheters
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Hydrocephalus
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Year:
1988
Type:
Article
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