Abstract
This study reports a rare case of cryptococcoma of the brain and review the related
literature. An intracranial lesion, in a healthy, middle-aged adult who underwent
surgery with a preoperative diagnosis of neoplastic/metastatic lesion, which turned
out to be cryptococcoma, is being reported. Histopathological examination revealed
that this immunocompetent patient had cryptococcoma of the cerebellum. He responded
to antifungal chemotherapy (amphotericin B initially for 2 weeks and later oral fluconazole
for 10 weeks) very well. Occurrence of cryptococcomas in immunocompetent patients
is rare and responds to antifungal chemotherapy very well. Only six cases (including
this) have been reported in literature till now.
Keywords
cryptoccocal infection - cerebellar cryptococcoma - neurotropic - immunocompetent
