ArticleBMC neurology2020
Central nervous system Cryptococcoma mimicking demyelinating disease: a case report.
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- Immune Modulation and Evasion byACS omega · 2026Review
- Multifocal Intracranial Cryptococcoma with Treatment Resistance, Recurrence, and Mortality: A Case Report and Literature Review.NMC case report journal · 2025Article
- Tumefactive demyelinating lesions: a retrospective cohort study in Thailand.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The emerging links between immunosenescence in innate immune system and neurocryptococcosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Cryptococcus neoformans, a global threat to human health.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2023Review
- Cerebral cryptococcoma successfully treated by isavuconazole in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
- Early clinical and microbiological predictors of outcome in hospitalized patients with cryptococcal meningitis.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Cerebral Cryptococcomas: A Systematic Scoping Review of Available Evidence to Facilitate Diagnosis and Treatment.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Central pontine myelinolysis mimicking glioma in diabetes: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCerebral cryptococcomas is a rare form of central nervous system cryptococcosis. Most previous cases were mistaken for neoplasm before surgery. We present a case of cerebral cryptococcomas whose radiological profiles resembled demyelinating disease, especially tumefactive demyelinating lesion. CASE PRESENTATION: A 40-year-old male was admitted for 1-week-long unconsciousness. Brain MRI revealed a rim-enhanced mass within the corpus callosum body. Central nervous system demyelinating disease was suspected. Empirical corticosteroid treatment led to some improvement, but his condition deteriorated 2 months later. Brain MRI revealed punctate new foci. Cryptococcus neoformans was detected in cerebrospinal fluid. Cryptococcus antigen test was positive in his current and previous cerebrospinal fluid samples. The patient died despite standard antifungal treatment.
conclusionDiagnosis of cerebral cryptococcomas is challenging. It may mimic demyelinating diseases.
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