A Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
- Author:
Chang Won LEE
1
;
Sang Heun SONE
;
Woo Hyung BAE
;
Jun Hyup AN
;
Sung Il KIM
;
Myeong Kyu KIM
;
Shin Seok LEE
;
Dae Soo JUNG
;
Ihm Soo KWAK
;
Ha Yeon RHA
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
SLE;
Cryptococcal Meningitis
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Meningitis, Cryptococcal*;
Prognosis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
1999;6(4):346-350
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cryptococcal meningitis is rare but, often fatal complication of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). It is difficult to differentiate cryptococcal meningitis from neuropsychiatric lupus due to similarity of clinical symptoms and laboratory findings of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF). Earlier diagnosis and effective antifungal therapy improve the prognosis of cryptococcal meningitis in SLE patients. We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis in a patients with SLE who had been medicated with low dose steroid.
