AUTHOR=Hu Shijun , Liu Tao , Huang Shixiong , Liang Hui TITLE=Management of long-term cryptococcal meningitis neoformans in a surviving patient: A case report JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1035201 DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.1035201 ISSN=2296-858X ABSTRACT=

Cryptococcal meningitis is a common fungal infection of the central nervous system with high mortality and disability rates. A prominent clinical manifestation is persistent and severe cranial hypertension, which is one of the most critical outcome determinants in patients with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Herein, we report and discuss a case of cryptococcal meningitis treated by an inadequate course of medical therapy and placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient who survived for more than 10 years.