From the Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre.
Department of Microbiology.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Aug;37(8):e230-e232. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001911.
Cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic fungal infection commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals. Information on cryptococcal meningitis is scarce in immunocompetent children. The authors report an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy with cryptococcal meningitis and bilateral vision loss. The role of repeated therapeutic lumbar puncture in the management of raised intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis is discussed.
隐球菌性脑膜炎是一种机会性真菌感染，常见于免疫功能低下的个体。免疫功能正常的儿童中关于隐球菌性脑膜炎的信息很少。作者报告了一例 8 岁免疫功能正常的男孩患有隐球菌性脑膜炎和双侧视力丧失。讨论了在隐球菌性脑膜炎中，反复进行治疗性腰椎穿刺在治疗颅内压升高中的作用。
