Fatal cryptococcal meningitis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus: A case report

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• Sumana Mahadevaiah Neelambike
• Neetha S Murthy ^*
• Sowmya G Shivappa
• R Gowtham

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Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an opportunistic yeast infection which necessitates prudent diagnostic & treatment protocols. This opportunistic fungus is universal in distribution and acquired through inhalation. Literature highlights the association of CM with deficient T- cell mediated immunity. We report a case of non-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) associated CM in a young adult male patient with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who presented with repeated episodes of headaches terminating in loss of consciousness and finally succumbing to death despite perceptive treatment efforts. This case report emphasises the importance of considering CM as a differential diagnosis among non-HIV infected, patients with T2DM & the grim outcome associated with it.