Reversible Blindness in Cryptococcal Meningitis With Normal Intracranial Pressure: Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

P. A. Ghatalia | Zendy; Amanda Vick | Zendy; Surjith Vattoth | Zendy; Glenn H. Roberson | Zendy; Peter G. Pappas | Zendy

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Reversible Blindness in Cryptococcal Meningitis With Normal Intracranial Pressure: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

P. A. Ghatalia,

Amanda Vick,

Surjith Vattoth,

Glenn H. Roberson,

Peter G. Pappas

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu216

Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcal meningitis , intracranial pressure , blindness , raised intracranial pressure , meningitis , cryptococcosis , surgery , pathology , optometry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , immunology

Ocular complications in cryptococcal meningitis (CM) are commonly attributed to elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). We report a case of reversible vision loss complicating AIDS-related CM with a normal ICP. We review other cases of blindness in CM with normal ICP and the potential role of corticosteroids as treatment.

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