Cryptococcal meningitis in an immunocompetent adolescent

Ann Trop Paediatr. 2008 Sep;28(3):231-4. doi: 10.1179/146532808X335697.

Abstract

Cryptococcus neoformans is a rare cause of meningitis especially in immunocompetent children. Cryptococcal meningitis in a healthy Chinese adolescent is reported. She responded well to treatment with intravenous amphotericin and oral flucytosine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Flucytosine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal / immunology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B
  • Flucytosine