Stenio Bruno Leal Duarte, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Felipe Barjud Pereira do Nascimento MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mariana Mari Oshima, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Joao Amaral Mesquita MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Fabiano Reis, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. To review the pathophysiology and epidemiology of CNS cryptococcosis. 2. To discuss peculiarities of gatti and neoformans variants 3. To explain and illustrate the utility of MRI in the diagnosis 4. Exposure results of a 16-case series

-Pathophysiology of CNS cryptococcosis -Peculiarities of gatti and neoformans variants -Review of imaging findings of 16 patients (MRI of 14 patients and CT scans of 2 patients) oImunocompetent (7) •Leptomeningeal enhancement (28,57%) •Perivascular spaces involvement (42,85%), •Cryptococcal granulomas (28,57%), •Only hydrocephalus (14,28%) •28,57% had two or three concomitant different imaging findings, 71,42% had one or no radiological finding. oImunossupressed (9) •Leptomeningeal enhancement (66,67%) •Perivascular spaces involvement (33,37%) •Cryptococcal granulomas (22,22%), •Pachymeningeal enhancement, only hydrocephalus, miliary nodule, plexitis (11,11% each) •55,55% had two or three concomitant different imaging findings, and 11,11% had one or no radiological finding.

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Duarte, S, Nascimento, F, Oshima, M, Mesquita, J, Reis, F, Spectrum of Imaging Presentation of Central Nervous System Cryptococcal Infection in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14019138.html