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In HIV-negative patients, its low incidence can lead to prolonged time to diagnosis. Detailed case reports of chronic cryptococcal meningitis are scarce, but could provide clues for earlier diagnosis in this patient category.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 60-year old man presented June 2015 with intermittent headaches for several months without any fever. Initial work-up showed a leukocytosis, raised CSF opening pressure and raised leukocytes and protein in the CSF. An MRI revealed leptomeningeal contrast enhancement and cerebellar oedema. While malignancy and various infectious causes were excluded, the patient had a spontaneous clinical and radiological recovery. One year later, the patient returned with complaints of headaches. Also, cerebellar oedema and leptomeningeal contrast enhancement had recurred. Eventually in March 2017, the novel cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay (CrAg LFA) was positive on CSF, and one colony of<jats:italic>Cryptococcus neoformans<\/jats:italic>was cultured from CSF. The patient was treated with the standard antifungal regimen which resulted in resolution of his headaches. In retrospect, the cryptococcal antigen test was already positive on a serum sample from June 2015. Interestingly, post-treatment immunological analysis revealed both a low mannose-binding lectin (MBL) concentration and low na\u00efve CD4 counts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We present a patient with cryptococcal meningitis in an HIV-negative patient with low MBL and low na\u00efve CD4 count suffering a chronic relapsing meningo-encephalitis with relatively mild symptoms for around 2 years. 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