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Published on: November 20, 2015
MRI of choroidal plexus involvement in intracranial cryptococcosis
1Department of Radiology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Objective:
The sensitivity of medical imaging in the diagnosis of intracranial cryptococcosis is poor. MRI can provide additional information in establishing this diagnosis.
Materials And Methods:
We present two cases of CNS cryptococcosis (HIV negative) studied by MRI and discuss the involvement of the ventricles and the choroid plexuses.
Results:
The choroid plexuses are unusually enlarged and they enhance intensely. Intraventricular loculations were also noted including entrapment of CSF in the temporal horns.
Conclusion:
The constellation of these findings is highly suggestive of cryptococcosis.
