Latex agglutination test negative cryptococcal meningitis in an immuno-competent individual: a case report. 1994

J P Agrawal, and H Tachibana, and B Okuda, and K Kawabata, and T Matsuda, and Y Tomino, and M Sugita
Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.

We report a case with progressive mental deterioration and persistent low grade fever, who was diagnosed to have cryptococcal meningitis. This case is unique in that the cryptococcal latex agglutination antigen test was consecutively negative. The diagnosis was made by sequential CSF culture.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007841 Latex Fixation Tests Passive agglutination tests in which antigen is adsorbed onto latex particles which then clump in the presence of antibody specific for the adsorbed antigen. (From Stedman, 26th ed) Latex Agglutination Tests,Agglutination Test, Latex,Agglutination Tests, Latex,Fixation Test, Latex,Fixation Tests, Latex,Latex Agglutination Test,Latex Fixation Test,Test, Latex Agglutination,Test, Latex Fixation,Tests, Latex Agglutination,Tests, Latex Fixation
D008297 Male Males
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D003455 Cryptococcus neoformans A species of the fungus CRYPTOCOCCUS. Its teleomorph is Filobasidiella neoformans. Blastomyces neoformans,Debaryomyces neoformans,Filobasidiella neoformans,Lipomyces neoformans,Saccharomyces neoformans,Torula neoformans,Torulopsis neoformans,Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii
D005437 Flucytosine A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent. 5-Fluorocytosine,Alcobon,Ancobon,Ancotil
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000666 Amphotericin B Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela. Amphocil,Amphotericin,Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion,Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion,Fungizone
D016919 Meningitis, Cryptococcal Meningeal inflammation produced by CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS, an encapsulated yeast that tends to infect individuals with ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunocompromised states. The organism enters the body through the respiratory tract, but symptomatic infections are usually limited to the lungs and nervous system. The organism may also produce parenchymal brain lesions (torulomas). Clinically, the course is subacute and may feature HEADACHE; NAUSEA; PHOTOPHOBIA; focal neurologic deficits; SEIZURES; cranial neuropathies; and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp721-2) Cryptococcal Meningitis,Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcosis,Toruloma,Cerebral Cryptococcosis,Cerebral Cryptococcoses,Cerebral Cryptococcoses, Granulomous,Cerebral Cryptococcosis, Granulomous,Cryptococcal Meningitides,Cryptococcoses, Cerebral,Cryptococcoses, Granulomous Cerebral,Cryptococcosis, Cerebral,Cryptococcosis, Granulomous Cerebral,Granulomous Cerebral Cryptococcoses,Meningitides, Cryptococcal,Torulomas

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