Cryptococcal meningitis disguised as a stroke: a case report

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Cryptococcal meningitis disguised as a stroke: a case report

We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis initially misdiagnosed as stroke. Our patient is a young man on longterm corticosteroid due to gouty arthritis, who presented with acute onset of left-sided body weakness. Computed tomography of the brain revealed multifocal chronic lacunar infarcts with...

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Main Authors:	Muhamad Damanhuri, Fatimahtuz Zahrah, Zakariah, Siti Zulaikha, Abdul Ghani, Fatimatulzahra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	UPM Press 2022
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100847/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100847/1/Cryptococcal%20meningitis%20disguised%20as%20a%20stroke.pdf

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