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  • Title: Asymptomatic cryptococcal meningitis.
    Author: Liss HP, Rimland D.
    Journal: Am Rev Respir Dis; 1981 Jul; 124(1):88-9. PubMed ID: 7020506.
    Abstract:
    Two cases of asymptomatic cryptococcal meningitis are described. The disease was diagnosed only after Cryptococcus neoformans was cultured from lung tissue and urine. These cases represent 2 of 11 meningitis cases seen in a 10-yr period at this hospital. Of 11 cases of extraneural cryptococcosis, 6 had lumbar punctures and these 2 had positive culture results. Asymptomatic cryptococcal meningitis is not rare. Our experience suggested that lumbar punctures should be performed routinely in patients with cultures yielding Cryptococcus neoformans from extraneural sites.
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