ABSTRACT
We report four cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis associated with cryptococcal meningitis in non-HIV infected patients. All four patients had no apparent symptoms and signs of focal lesions that necessitate evaluation for the pulmonary lesion. Two out of four patients had radiologic evidence of pulmonary cavitation and mass lesions simultaneously, an uncommon finding in non-AIDS patients. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems of pulmonary cryptococcosis associated with cryptococcal meningitis are discussed.
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Lung Diseases/complications , Lung Diseases/pathology , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/complications , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/pathology , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Lung Diseases/diagnosis , Male , Meningitis, Cryptococcal/diagnosisABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features of the patients with encephalopathy caused by food-borne parasites. METHODS: Questionnairing was carried out to collect and analyze clinical data of cerebral form of food-borne parasitic diseases in the hospital during the past five years. RESULTS: Among 190 discharged medical histories, 115 cases were valid for investigation, the number of males was 73, females 42, with a ratio of 1.74:1. Among these patients, 20.9% (24/115) had a history of eating raw meat. For discharge diagnosis, neurocysticercosis accounted for 92.2% (106/115), cerebral paragonimiasis 3.5% (4/115), sparganosis 2.6% (3/115), and angiostrongyliasis cantonensis and gnathostomiasis 0.9% (1/115) each. 13.9% (16/115) of the patients were hospitalized for three times or more. CONCLUSION: More attention should be paid to food-borne parasitic encephalopathy.
