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American Journal of Neuroradiology 26:2522-2526, November-December 2005
© 2005 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
BRAIN

Unusual Presentation of Central Nervous System Cryptococcal Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient

Gaurav Saigala, M. Judith Donovan Posta, Sudha Lolayekarb and Amir Murtazac

a Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL
b Department of Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL
c Department of Neurology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL

Address correspondence to M. Judith D. Post, MBBS, Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Ave., WW 279, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136

Summary: The imaging findings of cryptococcosis affecting the brain in immunocompetent patients can be different from the more commonly described findings in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of an extremely unusual MR appearance of central nervous system cryptococcosis in a 49-year-old immunocompetent man.






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