Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as New-Onset Seizures in an Immunocompetent Patient

• Main Authors: Andrea Akyeampong MD, MS (Author), Nadia Solomon MD, MSc, MA (Author), Nicholas A. Boire MD, ScM (Author), Aam A. Baqui MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

This report describes a 30-year-old immunocompetent male with new-onset seizures, later found on imaging to have 2 enhancing lesions in the brain. The patient underwent a left parietal craniectomy with resection of one of the masses, which demonstrated focal areas of necrosis and many small cystic s...