Short segment myelitis as a dominant manifestation of cryptococcal infection: a case report
Cryptococcal infection of central nervous system commonly involves meningitis or meningoencephalitis, but rarely mimics inflammatory myelitis. We present short segment myelitis as a dominant manifestation caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient with nephrotic syndrome under immunosuppressive therapy. This case report highlights Cryptococcus neoformans as a potential etiological factor for short segment myelitis in immunocompromised hosts.
Authors
- Xing Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1119-9740)
- Xue Ma
- Jing Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-4027)
- Kaikai Huo
- Yao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2480-3660)
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09756-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China