Cryptococcal Meningitis Manifesting As a Large Abdominal Cyst in a HIV-infected Patient with a CD4 Count Greater Than 400 Cells/mm(3)

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Journal AIDS Patient Care STDS

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2008 Apr 1

PMID 18373418

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Authors

Nancy Crum-Cianflone

April Truett

Mark R Wallace

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Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis usually occurs among HIV-positive patients with CD4 counts less than 100 cells/mm(3) and manifests as headaches, fevers, and mental status changes. We present an unusual case of cryptococcal meningitis in a 34-year-old HIV-positive man presenting as a large abdominal cyst at the ventriculoperitoneal shunt site despite receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for more than 5 years and having a CD4 count more than 400 cells/mm(3).

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