Soap bubble appearance in brain magnetic resonance imaging: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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46(5): 658-659, Sept-Oct/2013. graf
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Although cryptococcal infections begin in the lungs, meningoencephalitis is the most frequently encountered manifestation of cryptococcosis among individuals with advanced immunosuppression. As the infection progresses along the Virchow-Robin spaces, these structures may become dilated with mucoid material produced by the capsule of the organism. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in which magnetic resonance imaging showed clusters of gelatinous pseudocysts in the periventricular white matter, basal ganglia, mammillary bodies, midbrain peduncles and nucleus dentatus with a soap bubble appearance.
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Imagerie par résonance magnétique
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Cryptococcose
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Méningoencéphalite
Limites du sujet:
Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
Année:
2013
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina Integral Diferencial/BR
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