Cryptococcal meningitis in apparently immunocompetent patients: association with idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia.
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Volume
18
Pagination
166 - 169
DOI
10.1136/practneurol-2017-001800
Journal
Pract Neurol
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We present two cases of cryptococcal meningitis in people subsequently diagnosed with idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia. Both presented with new onset headaches without sinister features and were sent home on multiple occasions from emergency departments. Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-negative patients poses major diagnostic and management problems; the associated mortality is 9%-27%. We suggest performing blood and cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcal antigen tests in all people with lymphocytic meningitis.
Authors
Shribman, S; Noyce, A; Gnanapavan, S; Lambourne, J; Harrison, T; Schon, FCollections
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