J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1984 Jun;2(1):14-20.
A Clinical Study of Cryptococcal Infection
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- 1Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
Abstract
- A clinical study was carried out in 15 patients with cryptococcosis who were seen at Severance Hospital from June, 1974 to September, 1983 and the following results were obtained. Age of patients ranged from 13/12 to 72 years (mean 23.9) with the peak incidence in child and adolescence. Common symptoms at admission were headache, fever, chilling etc. Initial impression at admission were Tbc. Meningitis, Aseptic Meningitis, Cryptococcal Meningitis, lymphoma and hepatitis etc. in that order. Involved organs were meninges in 14 patients (93.3%), lymphnodes 4 (26.6%), lung 2, liver 2, skin 1, Brain 1, adrenal gland 1. Variable findings were obtained in initial CSF study, but all cases except two were positive in initial CSF india ink preparation. In our study, the prognosis was better in patients without coexisting disease than with coexisting disease.
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