新型隐球菌脑膜炎是儿科较少见的一种颅内感染 ,因其起病呈亚急性或慢性临床表现缺乏特异性 ,故误诊及死亡率较高 ,现将我科 1999～ 2 0 0 1年收治的 5例新型隐球菌脑膜炎诊治体会报告如下。1　临床资料与方法1.1　一般资料　本组 5例患儿 ,男 :4例 ,女 :1例 ,平均年龄为 3.5岁 Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis is a less common pediatric intracranial infection, because of its subacute or chronic clinical manifestations of the lack of specificity, so misdiagnosis and higher mortality, now our department 1999 ~ 2 0 0 1 In 5 cases of new cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis and treatment report is as follows. 1 Clinical data and methods 1.1 General Information The group of 5 patients, 4 males and 1 female, with an average age of 3.5 years