Small children can also develop novel cryptococcal meningitis. The onset of the disease is associated with cryptococcal exposure and immune deficiency. Once a child is infected with Cryptococcus neoformans through…
The symptoms of Cryptococcal meningitis are atypical and therefore the diagnosis cannot be made solely on the basis of headache, fever and vomiting.Patients are advised to visit the neurology or…
Full recovery from Cryptococcal meningitis depends on timely treatment and whether the patient’s own immune system is normal. Cryptococcal meningitis is a very dangerous and difficult disease to treat and…
The incidence of Cryptococcal meningitis is not limited to people with HIV, but also to immunocompetent people. People with chronic underlying diseases (e.g. diabetes, tuberculosis), long-term use of immunosuppressive drugs…
Cryptococcal meningitis has the potential for sequelae such as blindness and blurred vision. It is most often caused by increased intracranial pressure complicated by the infection and secondary damage to…
Treatment of novel cryptococcal meningitis is often divided into three phases: an induction phase, a consolidation phase and a maintenance phase, which can last up to one year and requires…