Table 2 laboratorial findings and Neuroimaging of apparently immunocompetent patients with Cryptococcal meningitis
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Blood WBC count(109/L) | 8.4 (6.6, 11.8) |
CSF | |
Opening pressure(>180mmH2O) | 65 (85.5%) |
WBC count(106/L) | 50 (18.5, 122.5) |
Elevated WBC counts | 69 (90.8%) |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 1.66 (0.80, 2.85) |
Increased glucose level | 56 (73.7%) |
Chloride (mmol/L) | 117.0 (113.7, 120.3) |
Increased chloride level | 55 (72.4%) |
Protein (g/L) | 0.85 (0.54, 1.57) |
Increased protein level | 62 (81.6%) |
India ink test positive | 66 (86.8%) |
Culture positive | 37 (48.7%) |
Neuroimaging | |
Dilated Virchow-Robin spaces | 50 (65.8%) |
Parenchymal lesions | 41 (53.9%) |
meningeal enhancement | 16 (21.1%) |
Hydrocephalus | 11 (14.5%) |
Gelatinous pseudocyst | 7 (9.2%) |