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Ocular Findings of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Previously Healthy Adults.

J Neuroophthalmol

June 2023

Consult Services Section (CO, SV, MTM, EF), National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology(LCIM) (SHA, LBR, PRW), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (JW), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland; and Rutgers University (DS), New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Background: Patients with cryptococcal meningitis (CM) often have ocular manifestations; although data are describing these findings in nonimmunosuppressed, previously healthy individuals are scarce.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for previously healthy patients with CM who underwent a complete ophthalmological examination within a 5-year period at the National Institutes of Health. Demographics, CSF parameters, findings on initial ophthalmological examination, and MRI abnormalities were analyzed.

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Purpose: Since many children with lower urinary tract symptoms are treated based on history and physical, it is important to know which symptom survey correlates best with the physician clinical impression. We evaluated 3 tools that have been demonstrated to predict severity of lower urinary tract symptoms, the Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score, the Akbal survey and the Nelson survey. Total scores from each survey were compared to clinical impression.

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