TORULOSIS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN BRITAIN
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Brain
- Vol. 81 (4), 542-555
- https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/81.4.542
Abstract
Three cases of torulosis of the central nervous system occurring in Britain are reported, the diagnosis being made during life in 2 patients. The symptomatology, pathology and differential diagnosis are discussed and some of the characteristics of the organism (Cryptococcus neoformans) producing the disease are considered. Although all 3 cases were fatal, recent work with a newly introduced antifungal drug, Amphotericin B, suggests that early diagnosis and treatment may be rewarding.Keywords
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