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Cryptococcoma of Central Nervous System in a Patient with Hu | 94431

Medical Reports & Case Studies

ISSN - 2572-5130

Abstract

Cryptococcoma of Central Nervous System in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Mimicking Lymphoma

Hajar Bettach*, Nizar El Bouardi, Meriam Haloua, Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani, Meryem Boubbou, Mustapha Maaroufi and Badr Alami

Central Nervous System (CNS) cryptococcosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that typically occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as patients infected with HIV, patients receiving corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy, or patients receiving organ transplants. CNS cryptococcosis is usually revealed by meningitis and encephalitis. Cerebellar cryptococcoma is a rare condition of infection by the Cryptococcus neoformans. We reported a case of a 19-year-old female adult admitted for the management of an HIV infection complicated by opportunistic infections with a cerebellar cryptococcoma mimicking lymphoma.

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