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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features in VPSV and VPSWOV patients

From: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in non-HIV cryptococcal meningitis

No

Age/ gender

Risk factors

Time from diagnosis to shunt (m)

neurological deficit

antifungal therapy

Outcome 1 m

 

Before VPS

After VPS improved

 
    

VPSV

   

1

38/M

Hepatitis B

4

H,VL,HL

H

AMBisome+Fluc+5FC

better

2

36/M

Hepatitis B, Liver cirrhosis

1.5

H,VL,LOC

H,VL,LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

worse

3

40/M

Diabetes mellitus

3

H/V

H

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

4

17/M

 

3.5

H/V,VL,LOC

H/V,VL,LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

5

28/M

 

1.5

H/V,VL

H,VL

Fluc+5FC

better

6

53/M

 

6

V, LOC

V, LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

7

27/M

pulmonary cryptococcosis

3

H/V,VL

H/V

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

8

21/M

 

5

H

H

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

9

31/M

Hepatitis B, Diabetes mellitus

6

H,VL

H,VL

Fluc+5FC

better

10

19/M

AIHA

4

H/V,CO

H/V,CO

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

11

18/M

Hepatitis B

2

H/V

H/V

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

12

53/F

 

3.5

V,LOC

V,LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

13

50/M

Hepatitis B

6

H,VL

H

Fluc+5FC

better

    

VPSWOV

   

14

41/F

pulmonary cryptococcosis

4

H/V

H

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

15

35/M

 

3

H/V,VL,LOC

H/V,VL,LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

16

40/M

pulmonary cryptococcosis

3

H/V,VL,HL

H/V,VL

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

17

51/M

Diabetes mellitus

0.5

H/V,VL

H/V,VL

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

18

41/M

 

2

H,VL, CO

H,VL

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

19

61/F

Malignancy

4

H/V

H/V

Fluc+5FC

worse

20

37/M

Hepatitis B

2

H/V,VL,HL

H/V,VL

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

21

55/F

SLE

0.5

H/V,VL

H/V,VL

Fluc+5FC

better

22

17/M

pulmonary cryptococcosis

1

H/V,LOC

H/V,LOC

AMB + Fluc+5FC

better

23

45/F

AIHA

1

H,VL,HL,LOC

H,VL

AMB + Fluc+5FC

NA

  1. AIHA autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, SLE systemic lupus erythematosus, H/V headache and vomiting, VL visual loss, HL hearing loss, LOC loss of consciousness, CO convulsions, NA Not available, AMB Amphotericin B, 5FC flucytosine, Fluc Fluconazole, M month, 1–13: VPSV, 14–23: VPSWOV