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A 41‐year‐old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented to Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, with a severe headache.
Clinical examination found an isolated sixth nerve palsy of the left side with normal blood parameters and a normal brain scan. An initial cerebrospinal fluid analysis found lymphocytosis, with a significantly elevated protein level and reduced glucose. Tubercular meningitis was considered; however, the patient did not improve and a re‐examination of the cerebrospinal fluid confirmed cryptococcal meningitis.
After diagnosis the patient was treated with amphotericin B. Despite all efforts the patient died 5 days later.
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