TORULA HISTOLYTICA MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS: FURTHER REPORT
Authors: M MARSHALL, R W TEED
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 May 1951TORULA HISTOLYTICA MENINGO-ENCEPHALITIS: FURTHER REPORTMARK MARSHALL, M.D., F.A.C.P., R. WALLACE TEED, M.D.MARK MARSHALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, R. WALLACE TEED, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-5-1277 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1942 we1reported the case of a white girl, aged nine years, who came to the hospital because of headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, deafness and a regressive personality change. She was found to have bilateral masked mastoiditis which, with an associated localized meningitis, was thought to explain the symptoms. The left mastoid was opened and found to be destroyed, with thick mucopurulent material inside. There was a dural exposure in the tegmen antri, with a dural granuloma. Spinal puncture released clear fluid under great pressure (more than 600 mm. water) containing large numbers of Torulae, which were later grown...Bibliography1. MarshallTeed MRW: Torula histolytica meningoencephalitis, J. A. M. A. 120: 527 (Oct. 17) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. LewinRoux WP: Torula infection of the central nervous system: four recent cases, South African M. J. 20: 2 (Jan. 12) 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. TinneySchmidt WSHW: Torula infection, M. Clin. North America 28: 950, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. VoylesBeck GQEM: Systemic infection due to Torula histolytica (Cryptococcus hominis). I. Report of four cases and review of the literature, Arch. Int. Med 77: 504 (May) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BeckVoyles EMGQ: Systemic infection due to Torula histolytica (Cryptococcus hominis). II. Effect of chemotherapeutic agents in experimentally produced infections, Arch. Int. Med. 77: 516 (May) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. JonesKlinck SHGH: Torula histolytica (Cryptococcus hominis) meningitis: case report and therapeutic experiments, Ann. Int. Med. 22: 736 (May) 1945. LinkGoogle Scholar7. MezeyFowler CMR: Cerebrospinal cryptococcosis, J. A. M. A. 132: 632 (Nov. 16) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. HamiltonTyler JBGR: Pulmonary torulosis, Radiology 47: 149 (Aug.) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HarfordMartinHagemanWood CGSPPOWB: Treatment of staphylococcic, pneumococcic, gonococcic and other infections with penicillin, J. A. M. A. 127: 325 (Feb. 10) 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. HamiltonThompson LCPE: Treatment of cryptococcic meningitis with penicillin, report of case, Am. J. Dis. Child. 72: 334 (Sept.) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. HobbyMeyerChaffee GLKE: Activity of penicillin in vitro, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 50: 227 (June) 1942. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*Received for publication June 2, 1949. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie entzündlichen Erkrankungen der WirbelsäuleCryptococcosisTORULOSIS PRESENTING IN A SKIN DEPARTMENT.Erkennung, Differentialdiagnose und Behandlung der Geschwülste und Entzündungen der Schädelknochen einschließlich OrbitaCryptococcosisMykosen der inneren OrganeSYSTEMIC CRYPTOCOCCOSIS WITHOUT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT: A CASE REPORT*R. F. WETTINGFELD, M.D., E. C. H. SCHMIDT, M.D., C. F. NAEGELE, M.D., A. A. DOERNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.TORULOSISTORULOSISTREATMENT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CRYPTOCOCCOSIS: A REVIEW AND REPORT OF FOUR CASES TREATED WITH ACTIDIONE*CHARLES A. CARTON, M.D. 1 May 1951Volume 34, Issue 5Page: 1277-1279KeywordsDeafnessFeversGranulomasHeadachesMeningitisNauseaVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...