Cryptococcus gattii infection causing fulminant intracranial hypertension
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Cryptococcus gattii infection causing fulminant intracranial hypertension.
Cryptococcus neoformans variety gattii (C. gattii) causes infection in predominantly immunocompetent individuals. The majority of cases present with headache due to meningitis and its natural history normally follows an indolent course. We report a fatal case of fulminant cryptococcaemia culminating in severe intracranial hypertension due to C. gattii. Such cases of fulminant disease are rare a...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem208