Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient
Meningoradiculitis refers to combined involvement of meninges and nerve roots. The most frequent location is the lumbosacral region. Etiology is diverse, including inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic disorders. Meningoradiculitis is a rare form of involvement in cryptococcal infection. We descri...
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| author | Leonardo Deus-Silva Alexandre E. Costa Juliano M. Bevilacqua Denise B. Assis Carlos A. Ferraz Jr. Augusto C.P. Oliveira Anamarli Nucci |
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| description | Meningoradiculitis refers to combined involvement of meninges and nerve roots. The most frequent location is the lumbosacral region. Etiology is diverse, including inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic disorders. Meningoradiculitis is a rare form of involvement in cryptococcal infection. We describe a case of subacute lower limbs flaccid paresis diagnosed as lumbosacral meningoradiculitis in view of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory changes and typical enhancement on MRI of lumbar spine. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from CSF. Extensive screening yielded no immunodeficiencies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-46b9346e3fb24af78402bb7b429c46002025-08-20T02:17:38ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272004-03-01621147149Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patientLeonardo Deus-Silva0Alexandre E. Costa1Juliano M. Bevilacqua2Denise B. Assis3Carlos A. Ferraz Jr.4Augusto C.P. Oliveira5Anamarli Nucci6Campinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityCampinas State UniversityMeningoradiculitis refers to combined involvement of meninges and nerve roots. The most frequent location is the lumbosacral region. Etiology is diverse, including inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic disorders. Meningoradiculitis is a rare form of involvement in cryptococcal infection. We describe a case of subacute lower limbs flaccid paresis diagnosed as lumbosacral meningoradiculitis in view of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) inflammatory changes and typical enhancement on MRI of lumbar spine. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from CSF. Extensive screening yielded no immunodeficiencies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000100026&tlng=enCryptococcus neoformansmeningoradiculitisimmunocompetent |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Deus-Silva Alexandre E. Costa Juliano M. Bevilacqua Denise B. Assis Carlos A. Ferraz Jr. Augusto C.P. Oliveira Anamarli Nucci Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Cryptococcus neoformans meningoradiculitis immunocompetent |
| title | Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full | Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_fullStr | Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_short | Meningoradiculitis due to Cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_sort | meningoradiculitis due to cryptococcus neofermans in an immunocompetent patient |
| topic | Cryptococcus neoformans meningoradiculitis immunocompetent |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000100026&tlng=en |
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