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Kwon, Jung, Lee, Sohn, and Joung: A Case of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Mimicking Lupus Psychosis
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J Rheum Dis 2015;22(5):332-333.

Published online: 31 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jrd.2015.22.5.332

A Case of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Mimicking Lupus Psychosis

Mi-Hye Kwon1, Young-Hee Jung1, Kee-Ook Lee2, Jang-Shin Sohn3, Chung-Il Joung1

1Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

2Department of Neurology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

3Department of Pathology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Corresponding to: Chung-Il Joung, Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158 Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35365, Korea. E-mail: cij1221@kyuh.ac.kr

Received 30 June 2015       Revised 15 July 2015       Accepted 16 July 2015

Copyright © 2015 The Korean College of Rheumatology

This is a Free Access article, which permits unrestricted non-commerical use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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(A) Magnetic resonance imaging brain T2 axial view shows leptomeningeal enhancement in the perimesencephalic area bilaterally. (B) The encapsulated Cryptococcus are shown with some in budding forms (India ink preparation, ×400).
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