J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 21(3); 2003 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2003;21(3): 297-299.

"뇌실복강단락을 가진 환자에서 발생한 Candida parapsilosis 뇌막염 1예"

성임숙 , 권오영 강희영 박기종 최낙천 임병훈

경상대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실 *,경상대학교 건강과학연구원

"A Case of Candida parapsilosis Meningitis in a Patient with Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt"

Imsuk Sung

"Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine * Gyeongsang Institute of Health science, Gyeongsang National University †"

Abstract

"Candida species is an uncommon pathogen and usually causes meningitis as a nosocomial infection. We report a case where a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed in a 72-year-old woman with hydrocephalus. Three months later, the patient was referred to the department of neurology due to fever and drowsiness. Candida parapsilosis was cultured in the cerebrospinal fluid as the causative agent of meningitis. Candida species should be considered as a pathogen when meningitis is present in severely ill patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.Key Words: Meningitis, Candida parapsilosis, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt"