Persistent neurological symptoms and elevated intracranial pressures in a previously healthy host with cryptococcal meningitis

Table 1 Serial CSF findings during admission. (n/a = not available, lymp = lymphocytes)

Admission Day	0	8	14	16	17	24	29	37 NIH Admit	39 Day 2 Pulse Steroids	49 End of Pulse Steroid	51 Day 2 Post Pulse
WBC cell/mm³	54	9	1	14	13	140	40	48	88	66	11
Neutrophils (%)	2	2	6	28	3	5	14	n/a	3	n/a	52
Lymphocytes (%)	88	97	77	40	83	74	53	92	80	94	31
Monocytes (%)	10	n/a	17	32	14	20	33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
RBC cell/mm³	2,080	710	48	7,450	4,260	23,100	195	12	n/a	n/a	15,750
Protein mg/dl	374	235	377	454	509	438	341	347	312	142	104
Glucose mg/dl	25	45	59	56	60	49	65	54	81	66	60
Cryptococcal Ag titer	1:160	1:160	1:160	1:160	1:160	1:160	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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