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J Infect Dev Ctries · Feb 2011
Case ReportsA fatal case of meningitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in an immunocompetent male.
- Prashant Gupta, Shruti Malik, Vineeta Khare, Gopa Banerjee, Anurag Mehrotra, Sanjay Mehrotra, and Mastan Singh.
- Department of Microbiology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, India. prashantgupta46@rediffmail.com
- J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Feb 1; 5 (1): 71-4.
AbstractThe incidence of cryptococcal infection is high in developing countries such as India. Cryptococcal meningitis is considered rare in immunocompetent patients and is mainly a disease of immunocompromised patients. Prognosis in immunocompetent patients is generally considered good. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent male caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii. Whether the patient is immunocompromised or immunocompetent, the outcome of the disease can be severe unless the disease is diagnosed early in the course of illness.
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