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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UPM Press
2022
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100847/1/Cryptococcal%20meningitis%20disguised%20as%20a%20stroke.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100847/ https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_no_5_september_2022-68867 |
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