| Literature DB >> 19842386 |
Narongwit Nakwan1, Apiradee Songjamrat, Kobkul Tungsinmonkong, Narongsak Nakwan.
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Isolated cerebellar cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient is a rare condition. We report a case of an immunocompetent adult with isolated cerebellar cryptococcoma. The patient presented with chronic headaches for one year and was found to have multiple cerebellar abscesses on imaging. Our patient underwent resection of the lesion and the cryptococcoma was subsequently diagnosed by histological examination. We initiated treatment with antifungal medicine and was successfully treated after 6 months of therapy. A cryptococcoma may be a cause of isolated cerebellar abscess in immunocompetent patients despite not finding cryptococcal antigen in the serum.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19842386
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ISSN: 0125-1562 Impact factor: 0.267