Soap bubble appearance in brain magnetic resonance imaging: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 46(5): 658-659, Sept-Oct/2013. graf
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ABSTRACT
Although cryptococcal infections begin in the lungs, meningoencephalitis is the most frequently encountered manifestation of cryptococcosis among individuals with advanced immunosuppression. As the infection progresses along the Virchow-Robin spaces, these structures may become dilated with mucoid material produced by the capsule of the organism. We report a case of a 24-year-old man with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in which magnetic resonance imaging showed clusters of gelatinous pseudocysts in the periventricular white matter, basal ganglia, mammillary bodies, midbrain peduncles and nucleus dentatus with a soap bubble appearance.
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Assunto principal:
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Criptococose
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Meningoencefalite
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article