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Spinal Arachnoiditis as a Complication of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Non-HIV Previously Healthy Adults

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0 Published in 2017 at "Clinical Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw739

Abstract: Background. Cryptococcus can cause meningoencephalitis (CM) among previously healthy non-HIV adults. Spinal arachnoiditis is under-recognized, since diagnosis is difficult with concomitant central nervous system (CNS) pathology. Methods. We describe 6 cases of spinal arachnoiditis among… read more here.

Keywords: non hiv; spinal arachnoiditis; meningoencephalitis; pathology ... See more keywords

CNS cryptococcosis presenting with cerebellar stroke and spinal arachnoiditis

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0 Published in 2022 at "BMJ Case Reports"

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246824

Abstract: A 67-year-old man presented with a low-grade fever for 2 months, weakness of all four limbs for five days and altered sensorium for two days. He was recently diagnosed with AIDS and was treatment-naive. Investigations… read more here.

Keywords: spinal arachnoiditis; stroke spinal; cns cryptococcosis; cerebellar stroke ... See more keywords

Spinal arachnoiditis and syringomyelia: Review of literature with emphasis on postinfectious inflammation and treatment

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0 Published in 2022 at "Surgical Neurology International"

DOI: 10.25259/sni_383_2022

Abstract: Background: Arachnoiditis refers to chronic inflammation of the arachnoid mater and subarachnoid space due to three major etiologies: chemical, mechanical, and postinfectious. As a rare disease with variable symptomatology and severity at presentation, arachnoiditis can… read more here.

Keywords: spinal arachnoiditis; arachnoiditis syringomyelia; inflammation; arachnoiditis ... See more keywords

Central Nervous System Tuberculoma Complicated with Spinal Arachnoiditis in Immunocompetent Patient

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0 Published in 2019 at "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences"

DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.272

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (TB) can manifest as meningitis, abscess, tuberculoma or other manifestations. CNS TB is a rare TB complication, and its diagnosis remains a challenge since it has clinical and imaging… read more here.

Keywords: spinal arachnoiditis; nervous system; complicated spinal; central nervous ... See more keywords