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Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent individual: A case report

Author(s) -

Acharya Suman,

Yadav Sushil Kumar,

Singh Prabesh Bikram,

Bhandari Siddhartha,

Gautam Jeevan,

Pathak Santosh,

Nepal Gaurav,

Sah Ranjit,

Ojha Rajeev

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4894

Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcal meningitis , meningitis , immunocompetence , intensive care medicine , dermatology , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , viral disease , immune system

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is mostly seen in immune‐compromised patients and rarely occurs in immune‐competent individuals. Immunocompetent individuals with CM present with indolent neurological disease and have better clinical outcomes after treatment. However, misdiagnosis is common and these patients may suffer from serious complications with high mortality.

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