Persistence of cryptococcomas on neuroimaging.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Three previously normal patients with cryptococcal meningitis had intracranial lesions on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging that persisted for >5 years after successful cure with antifungal drugs. Persistence of lesions on neuroimaging should not be misinterpreted as evidence of active cryptococcosis.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Diseases
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal