ArticleCureus2022
Cryptococcus Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cryptococcal dumbbell inflammatory pseudotumor mimicking skull histiocytic sarcoma in immunocompetent patient.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- What Do We Know AboutJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Disseminated Skeletal Cryptococcosis: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Intracranial Cryptococcoma Mimicking Stroke or Brain Tumor: A Diagnostic Challenge in an Immunocompetent Patient.Cureus · 2025Article
- A case of immunocompetent intracranial cryptococcoma in which intraoperative rapid pathological diagnosis and polymerase chain reaction led to early treatment: What to know to avoid misdiagnosis as brain tumor.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as Chronic Headache in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient.Cureus · 2023Article
- Cryptococcemia in pancreas-kidney transplant patient.Medical mycology case reports · 2023Article
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- A Case Reflecting the Impact of a Deferred Transesophageal Echocardiogram on a COVID-19 Disease Patient.Cureus · 2022Article
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Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal infection of the CNS, generally thought of as an opportunistic infection in those with T-cell immunodeficiencies including AIDS (usually with a CD4 count of less than 100), chronic steroid use, hematological malignancies, and transplant recipients. It can have irreversible CNS morbidity, including vision loss, intracranial hypertension, and cognitive decline. Diagnosis depends on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, in which cultures and cryptococcal antigen are most sensitive. CSF PCR can also be done. Most patients have disseminated disease, and blood cultures are also positive. Outcomes remain guarded, with a poor prognosis (morbidity and high mortality) among survivors. This article presents a case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent individual, where absolutely no identifiable risk factor was present.
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