Yoon Hyun Ah, Riska Paul F, Jain Ruchika, Morales Cariane, Pirofski Liise-Anne
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Jan 26;32:14-16. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.01.003. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) classically occurs in individuals with advanced HIV infection, solid organ transplants, or other immunocompromising conditions. We report a case of fatal CM in a 78-year-old woman with well-controlled HIV infection who had delayed diagnosis, persistently elevated intracranial pressure and pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid. Initial suspicion for CM was low due to her relatively high CD4 T cell counts, which likely contributed to greater inflammation.
隐球菌性脑膜脑炎(CM)通常发生于晚期HIV感染、实体器官移植或其他免疫功能低下的个体。我们报告一例78岁女性的致命性CM病例,该患者HIV感染控制良好,但诊断延迟,颅内压持续升高,脑脊液出现细胞增多。由于她的CD4 T细胞计数相对较高,最初对CM的怀疑较低,这可能导致了更严重的炎症。