Cryptococcal meningitis associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a case report. Review of literature.

Introduction. - The authors report the occurrence of a cryptococcal meningi tis in a patient treated by corticosteroids and polychemotherapy for a chro nic lymphocytic leukemia. Exegesis. - A 63-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia was sent to hospital because of impaired condition with fever Neurological disorders a ppeared, Cryptococcal meningitis was diagnosed. Under treatment, the outcom e was favorable. Conclusion. - This paper highlights the feature of this infection most like ly underestimated in HIV-seronegative patients and the need to a priori con sider this diagnosis. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.