Symptoms of fungal meningitis?

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Fungal meningitis is an inflammation caused by fungal invasion of meninges, which often coexists with infection of brain parenchyma. The incidence rate of fungal infection in central nervous system is increasing as antibiotics, hormones, immunosuppressive drugs, especially large doses and long term applications after organ transplantation, increased AIDS incidence and increased number of animal feeding families. Symptoms of fungal meningitis? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Symptoms of fungal meningitis?

First, mild to moderate fever occurred in the early stage and high fever in the late stage; Meningeal irritation such as neck rigidity and positive Kirschner's sign; Headache, nausea, vomiting, optic nerve papilledema and other intracranial pressure increased performance. In the late stage, the headache was severe, and even convulsions, decancephalic tonic attacks and cerebral hernia appeared.

Second: symptoms of brain damage: when the lesions affect the brain parenchyma or / and form granuloma in the brain, there may be drowsiness, restlessness, delirium and other psychiatric symptoms and focal signs such as paralysis, and may be accompanied by mental disorders and consciousness disorders, and the serious cases may enter into a coma state.

Third, double or multiple infection symptoms. Due to weak constitution, poor nutrition and decreased immune function, these patients can often be accompanied by new infection of other bacteria or recurrence of potential bacteria infection in the body at the same time. Tuberculosis and / or toxoplasmosis are common, which makes the disease more serious and complicated and the clinical manifestations more diversified, It can even become an important cause of death of patients, which is worthy of attention and timely determination.

matters needing attention

1. Pigeon may be the main source of infection, so we should pay attention to prevent the infection by this way. 2. Cryptococcus neoformans was inhaled from respiratory tract; Pay attention to strengthen physique and prevent upper respiratory tract infection. 3. Avoid long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs. 4. Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, diabetes and so on are easy to cause cryptococcal meningitis or meningoencephalitis.