Abstract
This report describes a patient with cryptococcal meningitis and newly diagnosed sarcoidosis not taking corticosteroids. Sarcoidosis is an independent risk factor for cryptococcal infection; most patients with sarcoidosis who develop cryptococcal infection are not on immunosuppressive drugs. Cryptococcal meningitis in sarcoid patients often presents clinically with non-specific features, and should be excluded in patients with sarcoidosis and neurological disturbances.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Brain / microbiology
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Cryptococcus neoformans / isolation & purification
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Female
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Fluconazole / pharmacology
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Fluconazole / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / complications*
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / diagnosis
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal / drug therapy
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Prednisone / pharmacology
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Sarcoidosis / cerebrospinal fluid
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Sarcoidosis / complications*
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Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
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Treatment Outcome