Symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis?

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My son is more than four years old this year, and he seldom gets sick in his daily life. Until June this year, my son suddenly had a low fever. At that time, we always thought it was just a common fever symptom, so we didn't send him to the hospital in time. After two days of fever, the temperature of my son's high fever didn't drop. We rushed to send him to the hospital for treatment. The doctor said my son had cryptococcal meningitis, cryptococcal meningitis? Now let me tell you something.

Symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis?

At present, the disease of cryptococcal meningitis is usually caused by the virus infection of the patient. After the patient is infected with the disease, meningitis is the main disease, meningeal thickening, brain edema, gyrus flattening. Small granulomas, cysts or abscesses can be seen along the sulcus or cistern.

Usually, the disease can occur in all ages, most of the diseases are caused by chronic diseases, the first symptoms of patients are often intermittent headache, nausea and vomiting, accompanied by low fever, general discomfort, mental depression and other non-specific symptoms. With the development of the disease, headache gradually worsened to persistent, mental disorders, restlessness and other diseases.

Cryptococcal meningitis is usually very similar to other fungal meningitis, so it is difficult to identify the pathogen before diagnosis and treatment, and it often needs repeated examination before final diagnosis. Patients can go to regular medical institutions for treatment.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that if patients have low fever and physical discomfort symptoms for a long time, they should go to the regular medical institutions for relevant examination as soon as possible. During the treatment period, the diet should be light and avoid the intake of stimulating food.