TORULOSIS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF FIVE CASES
Authors: W H MOSBERG, J G ARNOLD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 June 1950TORULOSIS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF FIVE CASESWILLIAM H. MOSBERG JR., M.D., JAMES G. ARNOLD JR., M.D.WILLIAM H. MOSBERG JR., M.D., JAMES G. ARNOLD JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-6-1153 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTorulosis of the central nervous system has been known for more than half a century and has been reported from almost every country in the world. As early as 1861, Zenker107reported the case of a man who died as the result of a fungus infection of the central nervous system. It is possible that the causative organism in this case wasTorula histolytica. Von Hansemann101in 1905 reported a case of meningitis in which small gelatinous cysts containing yeast cells were present in the meninges. 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