Pediatric Cryptococcosis

  • Etiology: Cryptococcus
  • Imaging: basilar meningitis, diencephalic extension via Virchow-Robin spaces

Radiology Cases of Cryptococcosis

MRI of cryptococcosis
Axial FLAIR (above) MRI without contrast of the brain shows a small round lesion in the left frontal lobe with surrounding edema that demonstrates ring-shaped restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted imaging (below).