Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent individual: A case report

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. e04894 - n/a
• Main Authors: Acharya, Suman, Yadav, Sushil Kumar, Singh, Prabesh Bikram, Bhandari, Siddhartha, Gautam, Jeevan, Pathak, Santosh, Nepal, Gaurav, Sah, Ranjit, Ojha, Rajeev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antigens; Autoimmune diseases; Case Report; Case Reports; cryptococcal meningitis; Glucose; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune system; Immunocompetence; immunocompetent; immunocompromised; Meningitis; Mortality; organ transplant; Patients; Proteins; Stains & staining; Tuberculosis; Nepal; India; immunocompetent; organ transplant; immunocompromised; HIV; cryptococcal meningitis
• ISSN: 2050-0904; 2050-0904
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4894

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. 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.