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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / microbiology
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Brain / pathology
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Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Brain Diseases / microbiology
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Brain Diseases / pathology*
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Cryptococcus neoformans*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / diagnostic imaging
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / microbiology
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / pathology*
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Middle Aged
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed