A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male
The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal...
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The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent male caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Whether the patient is immunocompromised or immunocompetent, the outcome of the disease can be severe unless the disease is diagnosed early in the course of illness.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b64a51e3078147a6b67dfedfd023f8e22025-08-20T02:14:22ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802010-10-0150110.3855/jidc.1269A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent malePrashant Gupta0Shruti Malik1Vineeta Khare2Gopa Banerjee3Anurag Mehrotra4Sanjay Mehrotra5Mastan Singh6Department of Microbiology, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDepartment of Microbiology, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDepartment of Microbiology, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshDepartment of Microbiology, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshSri Ramchandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, TamilnaduDepartment of Medicine, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar pradeshDepartment of Microbiology, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh The incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent male caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Whether the patient is immunocompromised or immunocompetent, the outcome of the disease can be severe unless the disease is diagnosed early in the course of illness. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1269Cryptococcus neoformansmeningitisimmunocompetent |
| spellingShingle | Prashant Gupta Shruti Malik Vineeta Khare Gopa Banerjee Anurag Mehrotra Sanjay Mehrotra Mastan Singh A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis immunocompetent |
| title | A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| title_full | A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| title_fullStr | A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| title_full_unstemmed | A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| title_short | A fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| title_sort | fatal case of meningitis caused by cryptococcus neoformans var grubii in an immunocompetent male |
| topic | Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis immunocompetent |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1269 |
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