PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | cryptococcal meningitis |
| Phenotype | C0151740|intracranial hypertension |
| Sentences | 4 |
| PubMedID- 22658489 | The use of a ventriculoperitoneal (vp) shunt to treat uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in patients with cryptococcal meningitis without hydrocephalus is somewhat unusual and still largely unreported. |
| PubMedID- 22013311 | [1]we describe a fatal case of cryptococcal meningitis with fulminant intracranial hypertension in a child with nephrotic syndrome. |
| PubMedID- 25641179 | The use of ventriculoperitoneal shunts for uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in patients with hiv-associated cryptococcal meningitis with or without hydrocephalus. |
| PubMedID- 26517766 | Conclusions neurosurgeons are often asked to consider csf diversion in cases of cryptococcal meningitis complicated by intracranial hypertension. |
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