Publication: Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: Case report and literature review
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2018-06-04
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14712334
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Mahidol University
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BMC Infectious Diseases. Vol.18, No.1 (2018)
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Wutthiseth Dhitinanmuang, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, Anupop Jitmuang Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: Case report and literature review. BMC Infectious Diseases. Vol.18, No.1 (2018). doi:10.1186/s12879-018-3165-y Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46594
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Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: Case report and literature review
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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Cryptococcus gattii is known to be an etiologic agent of human cryptococcosis, particularly in immunocompetent persons. C. gattii infection usually involves the central nervous system, the respiratory tract, or may be disseminated. Here we report an atypical manifestation of C. gattii infection in a patient who had C. gattii meningitis complicating the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection and concurrent infected intraabdominal VP shunt pseudocyst. Case presentation: A 66-year-old Thai female was initially diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and underwent programmable VP shunt placement. However, she still suffered from recurrent communicating hydrocephalus with in-place VP shunt, and later developed recurrent gait impairment, chronic abdominal pain and abdominal mass. Radiological studies demonstrated recurrent hydrocephalus and a very large intraabdominal VP shunt pseudocyst. C. gattii was isolated from both the cerebrospinal fluid and the pseudocyst aspiration. C. gattii meningitis complicating the VP shunt infection and concurrent infected intraabdominal VP shunt pseudocyst was diagnosed. Prolonged antifungal therapy, removal of the infected VP shunt with subsequent implant of a new shunt provided a good outcome. Conclusion: Chronic C. gattii meningitis should be aware in a patient presenting with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Under-diagnosed cryptococcal meningitis following VP shunt insertion for treating the hydrocephalus can render a complicated VP shunt infection including infected VP shunt pseudocyst.