Crippling Cryptococcus: The Complexity of Unraveling Cryptococcal Meningitis in Recurrent Falls.

The article describes the case of a 76-year-old man with hyperthryroidism, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension who struggled psychologically and emotionally over his loss of function and financial independence. Topics include changes from his previous patient and well-mannered nature, his...

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Publicado en:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 1656 - 1659
Autores principales:	Tay, Xavier Kai Yang, Wong, Ling Ling Beatrix
Formato:	Case Study
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell May2025
Materias:	Glucose analysis Meningitis diagnosis Cerebrospinal fluid examination Heterocyclic compounds Fluconazole Leg Arm Proprioception Cryptococcus neoformans Oral drug administration Cerebellar ataxia Disease relapse Accidental falls Lumbar puncture
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Sumario:	The article describes the case of a 76-year-old man with hyperthryroidism, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension who struggled psychologically and emotionally over his loss of function and financial independence. Topics include changes from his previous patient and well-mannered nature, his bilateral dysmetria and a loss of proprioception in both lower limbs and the left upper limb, and high cerebrospinal fluid protein and low glucose concentrations revealed in the lumbar puncture.