Adrenal Corticosteroids and Increased Intracranial Pressure in Nonimmunocompromised Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Elevated opening pressures on lumbar puncture were followed in 7 nonimmunocompromised patients being treated for a postinfectious inflammatory response syndrome that had begun following antifungal treatment of cryptococcal meningitis. During the initial period of high-dose corticosteroid therapy, opening pressures on lumbar puncture fell an average of 14 cm. Despite this, 5 of 7 patients later required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for pressure control.
Medical subject headings
- Meningitis, Cryptococcal
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Intracranial Pressure