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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018

Cryptococcal meningitis mimicking cerebral infarction: a case report.

Weihua Zhou, Jianbo Lai, Tingting Huang, Yi Xu, Shaohua Hu

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Weihua ZhouDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China, dorhushaohua@zju.edu.cn.
Jianbo LaiDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China, dorhushaohua@zju.edu.cn.
Tingting HuangDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China, dorhushaohua@zju.edu.cn.
Yi XuDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China, dorhushaohua@zju.edu.cn.
Shaohua HuDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China, dorhushaohua@zju.edu.cn.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is the most common type of fungal meningitis. The clinical symptoms of CM are nonspecific, and neuroimaging characteristics are variable. Herein, we present a case of a senile female with CM that was once misdiagnosed as cerebral infarction. Her condition worsened and she developed hydrocephalus. No apparent predisposing factors of CM were reported in this patient. The diagnosis of CM was definitely made after India ink staining of cerebrospinal fluid was positive. This case indicates that clinicians should bear cryptococcal infection in mind when the symptoms are nonspecific and neuroimaging findings are atypical.

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Aged, 80 and overCerebral InfarctionCerebrospinal FluidDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansHydrocephalusMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningitis, CryptococcalNeuroimagingcerebral infarctioncryptococcal meningitisneuroimaging

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PMID30349219
PMCPMC6188113
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