Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting with Isolated Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
10.3346/jkms.2008.23.1.153
- Author:
Seung Ki KWOK
1
;
Soo Hong SEO
;
Ji Hyeon JU
;
Chong Hyeon YOON
;
Soo Chul PARK
;
Bum Soo KIM
;
Ho Youn KIM
;
Sung Hwan PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. rapark@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic;
Meningitis, Cryptococcal;
Abducens Nerve Palsy
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve Diseases/*etiology;
Adult;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*complications;
Male;
Meningitis, Cryptococcal/*etiology
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2008;23(1):153-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cryptococcal meningitis is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The nonspecific neurologic findings associated with this infection delays accurate diagnosis because initial neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE are in instances indistinguishable from that of crytococcal meningitis. We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis presenting with unilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy in a male patient with SLE, which was successfully treated with antifungal agents.
