Cryptococcal meningitis in systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Bernard Zimmermann III; Michael Spiegel; Edward V. Lally
- Book ID
- 113214345
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 607 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0049-0172
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## Abstract Three patients with aseptic meningitis were subsequently diagnosed as having lupus erythematosus. One patient had a single meningitic episode, another had chronic meningitis, and the third two acute episodes 5 years apart. All 3 patients developed further neuropsychiatric manifestations
## Background: Cryptococcal meningitis is a rare but well-recognized illness with a high mortality rate in immunosuppressed patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in these patients can be challenging, especially in the emergency department (ed), a