Cryptococcosis
Diagnosis almost certain
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Citation:
Gaillard F, Cryptococcosis. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5502
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5502
Disclosures:
At the time the case was submitted for publication Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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27 Jan 2009
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Patient Data
Age: Adult
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Cryptococcosis


Axial
T2
T2


Axial
T1
T1


Axial
FLAIR
FLAIR


Axial
T1 C+
T1 C+

Coronal
T1 C+
T1 C+
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Bilateral basal ganglia high T1 and T2 signal change is demonstrated with central low T1 / high T2. Given the T1 intrinsic high signal it is difficult to demonstrate contrast enhancement.
Case Discussion
The patient went on to have Cryptococcus isolated from CSF.
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