Severe meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans infection: a case report

XIE Yun-Qi; YUAN Yun-Sheng; LIN Xiao-Hua; HUANG Lei; RAO Li-Ying; LIU Zhen-Yi; SUO Zhi-Jun; YU Yi-Jian; CHEN Tong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2024.04.005

Journal of Microbes and Infections >

2024 , Vol. 19 >Issue 4: 227 - 231

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2024.04.005

Case Analysis

Severe meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans infection: a case report

XIE Yun-Qi ,
YUAN Yun-Sheng ,
LIN Xiao-Hua ,
HUANG Lei ,
RAO Li-Ying ,
LIU Zhen-Yi ,
SUO Zhi-Jun ,
YU Yi-Jian ,
CHEN Tong

Expand

1. Department of Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Nanshan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, Guangdong Province，China; 2. Shenzhen Key Lab for Endogenous Infection, Shenzhen 518052, Guangdong Province，China; 3. Intensive Care Unit, Shenzhen Nanshan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, Guangdong Province，China

Received date: 2023-11-28

Revised date: 2024-05-29

Online published: 2024-08-25

Fold

Abstract

Cryptococcus is an opportunistic pathogen that causes cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised patients. Cryptococcus mainly causes subacute or chronic infection, but the acute course is rare. This article introduced a case of progressive exacerbation of meningitis caused by acute infection of Cryptococcus neoformans in a diabetic patient, and to understand the factors affecting the poor prognosis of cryptococcal meningitis.

Key words： Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis; Intracranial hypertension; Diabetes; Antifungal therapy

Cite this article

XIE Yun-Qi , YUAN Yun-Sheng , LIN Xiao-Hua , HUANG Lei , RAO Li-Ying , LIU Zhen-Yi , SUO Zhi-Jun , YU Yi-Jian , CHEN Tong . Severe meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans infection: a case report[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections, 2024 , 19(4) : 227 -231 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2024.04.005

Options

Outlines

模态框（Modal）标题

Abstract

Cite this article