Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1987 Aug;4(1):139-143. 10.12701/yujm.1987.4.1.139.

A case of Cryptococcal Meningitis

• O KY
• Byun YJ
• Park CS
• Jeon CH
• Kim CS

• KMID: 2373926
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1987.4.1.139

Abstract

The clinical picture and CSF findings in cryptococcal meningitis may be identical with those of tuberculous meningitis. The differential diagnosis can be made by finding the budding yeast organism in the counting chamber of in stained smear, the detection of cryptococcal antigen in CSF by the latex agglutination test, and by culture of the fungus on Sabouraud agar. We experienced a case of cryptococcal meningitis in the 48 years old woman, which was confirmed by Indian ink preparation and culture.

MeSH Terms

Agar
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fungi
Humans
Ink
Latex Fixation Tests
Meningitis, Cryptococcal*
Saccharomycetales
Tuberculosis, Meningeal
Agar