Reversible deafness and blindness in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis in Tanzania | Zendy

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Reversible deafness and blindness in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis in Tanzania

Author(s) -

Matt Douglas-Vail,

Taylor Bechamp,

Simran Gohal,

Robert Soegtrop,

S Vitali,

Joan Rugemalila,

Neil Stone

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

infectious disease reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2036-7449

DOI - 10.4081/idr.2015.6173

Subject(s) - medicine , blindness , meningitis , tanzania , complication , cryptococcal meningitis , hearing loss , cerebrospinal fluid , bacterial meningitis , cortical blindness , cryptococcosis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , audiology , optometry , immunology , pathology , viral disease , environmental science , environmental planning

Cryptococcal meningitis is a common and devastating complication of advanced HIV, and is most prevalent in low resource settings in sub Saharan Africa. Raised intracranial pressure is one of the hallmarks of the disease, which can lead to visual and hearing loss and ultimately death. We present the case of a patient with visual and hearing impairment secondary to Cryptococcal meningitis successfully managed by serial cerebrospinal fluid drainage. This case highlights some of the challenges of managing this severe opportunistic infection in a low resource setting

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