Cryptococcal Meningitis Disguised As A Stroke: A Case Report
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
;
: 225-227, 2022.
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in English
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@#We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis initially misdiagnosed as stroke. Our patient is a young man on longterm corticosteroid due to gouty arthritis, who presented with acute onset of left-sided body weakness. Computed tomography of the brain revealed multifocal chronic lacunar infarcts with acute communicating hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid culture isolated Cryptococcus neoformans. He was subsequently treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole but passed away due to multiorgan failure. This case report highlights the importance of considering chronic meningitis as a differential diagnosis when encountering stroke in young and immunocompromised patients.
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English
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Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
Year:
2022
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