A case report of a Brain herniation secondary to cryptococcal meningitis
with elevated intracranial pressure in a patient with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( HIV/AIDS).
- Nehemias Guevara
, - Abdrasheed Akande,
- Mailing Flores,
- Jane Atallah,
- Carol Epstein
Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis is a major opportunistic infection in
individuals with HIV. 36-year-old male with a past medical history of
AIDSpresented with altered mental status, lumbar puncture performed
showed elevated CSF opening pressure of 29 cmH2O and positive CSF and
serum cryptococcal antigen, developed seizure, and posterior brain
herniation.26 May 2022Submitted to Clinical Case Reports 27 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
27 May 2022Assigned to Editor
02 Jun 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
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25 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
