Case Report
Diagnostic Challenges of Cryptococcus neoformans in an Immunocompetent Individual Masquerading as Chronic Hydrocephalus
Table 1
Serial lumbar punctures.
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1: performed during initial admission, 2: performed 8 mo later, 3: performed 2 days later, and 4: performed 6 days later. “?”: volume of CSF removed during first lumbar puncture was not documented. “X”: cell count for tube 1 not ordered. Pairs of data represent cell count/differential for separate tubes (typically tubes 1 and 4). Reactive (+) and nonreactive (−) cryptococcal antigen assays; fungal culture growth denoted by (+) or absence of growth (−); “/” indicates not performed. |