Korean J Infect Dis.
1997 Sep;29(5):427-431.
An Autopsy Case of the AIDS Presented with Disseminated Cryptococcosis
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Korea University.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University.
- 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Korea University.
Abstract
- Central nervous system cryptococcosis is common in the AIDS patients with reported incidences ranging from 1.9% to 11.0%. Cryptococcosis may be the initial manifestation of HIV infection or occur simultaneously with other opportunistic infections. HIV-infected patients with central nervous system cryptococcosis complain of fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, and cognitive dysfunction. Meningeal signs and photophobia are less common than in HIV-negative patients. Focal neurologic signs and seizures are uncommon. Disseminated cryptococcosis is often concomitantly found at the time of central nervous system cryptococcosis. We report a case of 49 year-old Korean female with HIV infection who died of disseminated cryptococcosis with autopsy findings.
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