CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AND CONFUSIONAL PSYCHOSIS - A CASE-REPORT ANDLITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
SAADAH MA ARAJ GF DIAB SM NAZZAL M
Citation
Ma. Saadah et al., CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS AND CONFUSIONAL PSYCHOSIS - A CASE-REPORT ANDLITERATURE-REVIEW, Tropical and geographical medicine, 47(5), 1995, pp. 224-226
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Tropical and geographical medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00413232
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
224 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-3232(1995)47:5<224:CMACP->2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A previously healthy and immuno-competent 22-year old man presented in confusional psychosis. Cryptococcal meningitis was later found to be the underlying cause as proven by culturing Cryptococcus neoformans se rotype A from the cerebrospinal fluid. Combined antifungal therapy wit h amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine resulted in sustained improvemen t of all mental and physical functions. Cryptococcosis has rarely been reported from the Middle East, This represents the second case from K uwait.