| dc.contributor.author | Jjunju, Samuel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nuwagira, Edwin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meya, David B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muzoora, Conrad | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-27T10:04:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-07-27T10:04:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jjunju, S., Nuwagira, E., Meya, D. B., & Muzoora, C. (2023). Persistently elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis–76 therapeutic lumbar punctures. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 40, 50-53. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Cryptococcal meningitis still remains the most common form of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa, due to the burden of HIV/AIDS. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is a major complication of cryptococcosis and requires aggressive management with therapeutic lumbar punctures (LPs). In this report, we describe a patient with persistently elevated ICP who underwent 76 LPs over 46 days with good outcome. While unusual, this highlights the importance of serial therapeutic LPs. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) (TRIA2015-1092), and the Wellcome Trust/Medical Research Council (UK)/UKAID Joint Global Health Trials (MR/P006922/1). | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Medical Mycology Case Reports | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cryptococcal meningitis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Increased intracranial pressure | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lumbar puncture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | en_US |
| dc.title | Persistently elevated intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis– 76 therapeutic lumbar punctures | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
