Rapid Reversal of Complete Binocular Blindness With High-Dose Corticosteroids and Lumbar Drain in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient With Cryptococcal Meningitis and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome: First Case Study and Literature Review

Blindness is a rare, devastating, usually permanent complication of cryptococcal meningitis (CM). We present the first case of complete vision loss in a solid organ transplant recipient with CM treated with placement of a lumbar drain who had a dramatic visual recovery that started after 3 doses of...

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Published in:Open forum infectious diseases 2018-02, Vol.5 (2), p.ofy007-ofy007
Main Authors: Weiss, Zoe, Mehta, Nihaal, Aung, Su Nandar, Migliori, Michael, Farmakiotis, Dimitrios
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Language:English
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Summary:Blindness is a rare, devastating, usually permanent complication of cryptococcal meningitis (CM). We present the first case of complete vision loss in a solid organ transplant recipient with CM treated with placement of a lumbar drain who had a dramatic visual recovery that started after 3 doses of high-dose steroids.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofy007