Invasive fungal infection by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii with bone marrow and meningeal involvement in a HIV-infected patient: a case report

Invasive fungal infection by Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii with bone marrow and meningeal involvement in a HIV-infected patient: a case report

Abstract Background Cryptococcosis is a common opportunistic infection in patients infected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and is the second leading cause of mortality in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients worldwide. The most frequent presentation of cryptococcal infection is...

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Main Authors: Hareton Teixeira Vechi, Raquel Cordeiro Theodoro, Andrea Lima de Oliveira, Ronald Muryellison Oliveira da Silva Gomes, Rodolfo Daniel de Almeida Soares, Munya Gandour Freire, Mônica Baumgardt Bay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neorformans
AIDS
HIV
Bone marrow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3831-8

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