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  • Title: [Meningomyeloradiculitis in an immunocompetent patient].
    Author: Carra Dalliere C, Thouvenot E, Baptista G, Le Moing V, Charif M.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2010; 166(8-9):741-4. PubMed ID: 20207385.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Candida infection limited to the central nervous system is extremely rare, and may be confused with tuberculosis on the grounds of the clinical and cerebrospinal fluid findings. CASE REPORT: A 23-year-old immunocompetent drug addict presented with alternating sciatica over a period of several months, followed by multiple cranial nerve involvement in the setting of marked weight loss. The histopathologic examination of a leptomeningeal neurosurgical biopsy was required to establish the diagnosis of neuromeningeal infection with Candida albicans. CONCLUSION: This case report underlines diagnostic difficulties of candidal meningitis and reviews current therapeutic recommendations.
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