A Fatal Fungal Infection: Cryptococcus gattii (VGI) Meningitis in Texas

Marisa C. Nielsen; Joshua M. Peterson; Billie Shine; J. Patrik Hornak; Aimalohi Esechie; Sandeep Bhatt; Kinjal Desai; Alok Dabi; Michelle M. Felicella; Ping Ren

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A Fatal Fungal Infection: Cryptococcus gattii (VGI) Meningitis in Texas

Marisa C. Nielsen, Joshua M. Peterson, Billie Shine, J. Patrik Hornak, Aimalohi Esechie, Sandeep Bhatt, Kinjal Desai, Alok Dabi, Michelle M. Felicella, Ping Ren

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Abstract

Cryptococcus gattii is an underrecognized cause of meningitis, especially in nonendemic regions. This report details C gattii disease progression from admission to autopsy in an otherwise healthy 40-year-old male in Texas. It brings awareness to an often unsuspected organism that can cause severe infection requiring early recognition and treatment in immunocompetent individuals.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofac236
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	9
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac236
State	Published - Jul 1 2022

Keywords

Cryptococcoma
Cryptococcus gattii
Meningitis
VGI

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Oncology
Infectious Diseases

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