The First of Us? Meningitis Complicated by Hydrocephalus in an Otherwise Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Samuel Bennett MD (Author), Julio Hidalgo Lopez MD (Author), Patrick Glover MD (Author), Rebecca Steinberg MD (Author), Carlos Saldana MD (Author), Toby Terwilliger MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptococcal species are the most common fungal pathogens to cause meningitis worldwide. The majority of cases are caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and occur in immunocompromised hosts, while Cryptococcus gattii causes most fungal meningitis in immunocompetent hosts. To date, non- neoformans , non-...