Recurrent Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Late Presenter of HIV: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Vasileios Petrakis; Christina G. Angelopoulou; Evlampia Psatha; Anastasia Grapsa; Maria Panopoulou; Dimitrios Papazoglou; Periklis Panagopoulos

doi:10.12659/AJCR.941714

12 December 2023 : Case report Greece

Recurrent Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Late Presenter of HIV: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unexpected drug reaction, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Vasileios Petrakis^12ABCDEFG*, Christina G. Angelopoulou^3BE, Evlampia Psatha^4BCD, Anastasia Grapsa^5BCD, Maria Panopoulou^6BCDE, Dimitrios Papazoglou^12ABCD, Periklis Panagopoulos^12ABCDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941714

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941714

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Figure 1. Cryptococcus neoformans isolated in CSF with India ink stain (indicated by arrows). Cryptococcus is surrounded by a thick capsule; the carbon grains cannot penetrate the capsule, resulting in a clear halo around the refractile wall of the yeast. India ink is a negative staining technique.

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Recurrent Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Late Presenter of HIV: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

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