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Soap bubble appearance in brain magnetic resonance imaging: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
2013; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 46; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/0037-8682-0142-2013
ISSN1678-9849
AutoresMarcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva Vieira, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, José Carlos Castelo Branco Ribeiro, Lucidio Portella Nunes-Filho, Marcos Glebson Gomes Rabelo, Walfrido Salmito de Almeida-Neto,
Tópico(s)Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
ResumoAlthough 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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