Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb;29(2):447-448. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.221425.
Meningitis caused by Cryptococcus tetragattii fungus is rare and has been found in specific geographic regions. We report a case of meningitis caused by C. tetragattii (molecular type VGIV) in an immunocompetent patient in Taiwan. The patient had traveled to Egypt and was positive for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibody.
由四型荚膜隐球菌引起的脑膜炎较为罕见,且仅见于特定的地理区域。我们报告了一例发生于台湾地区的免疫功能正常患者的四型荚膜隐球菌(分子型 VGIV)脑膜炎。该患者曾前往埃及旅行,并存在粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子自身抗体阳性。