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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 2 cases of cryptococcal meningitis patient care [Abstract] Objective with the incidence of cryptococcal meningitis characteristics of appropriate methods of care to reduce complications and improve quality of care. Methods of diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis in 2 patients given specific attention. Results in 2 cases There were no complications in the patient care. Conclusions The severe illness, changes quickly, the treatment effect of long and slow, costly, and by strengthening the targeted patient care, family communication, can reduce complications, reduce patient suffering. [Keywords:] nursing cryptococcal meningitis Cryptococcal meningitis is the most common central nervous system fungal infection, the incidence rate is low, but severe illness after infection, high mortality. I Division in 2008 patients admitted to two cases of the disease, care and experience are summarized as follows: 1 General Information Collected in January 2008 to December hospitalization in our hospital’s neurology 2 cases, male, occupation farmer .2 cases were confirmed by ink staining of cerebrospinal fluid after centrifugation detection and diagnosis of cryptococcosis. Cases of 1,45 years. Because of recurrent vomiting more than 10 days with dizziness and headache to “chronic superficial gastritis, electrolyte imbalance,” admitted to gastroenterology. treatment increased 5 days after the headache, please post into the undergraduate consultation. questioning history, have a fever and nearly 2 months to clear at night. lumbar biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid pressure 360mmH2O, neck stiffness, Clinton sign (+, Brandt sign (+, binaural hearing loss occurs gradually, blurred vision, double vision. into the undergraduate repeated 5 days after the two-pupil ranging from large, coma, dehydration, oxygen transfer ICU after a series of rescue treatment for 2 days, died of respiratory failure. cases of 2,60 years. initial symptoms as sudden headache, w