A Case of Candidal Meningoencephalitis in a Previously Healthy Adult.
- Author:
Hyun Jung PARK
1
;
Jun LEE
;
Se Jin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. sjlee@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Candida;
Meningoencephalitis;
Healthy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Albendazole;
Candida;
Dexamethasone;
Fever;
Follow-Up Studies;
Granuloma;
Headache;
Humans;
Meningitis;
Meningoencephalitis;
Neurocysticercosis;
Referral and Consultation;
Vomiting;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2008;26(4):393-396
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 19-year-old previously healthy man presented with headache, vomiting and fever at a regional hospital. He was diagnosed as neurocysticercosis due to a small ring enhancing lesion in MRI, and received albendazole and dexamethasone. However, follow-up MRI revealed multiple nodular enhancing granulomas. After referral to our hospital, Candida species grew in the CSF culture. Candida species must be kept in mind as a cause of meningitis even in a healthy adult without predisposing factors for candidal infection.
