Severe meningoencephalitis co-infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus

Severe meningoencephalitis co-infection due to Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a child with systemic lupus erythematosus

The incidences of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Cryptococcus neoformans in immunocompromised patients have increased, but there are few documented cases of their coexistence. We present the case of a 9-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), treated with prednisone a...

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Main Authors: Cesar Adrián Martinez-Longoria, Nadina Eugenia Rubio-Perez, Josue Emmanuel Rios-Solis, Fernando Garcia-Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Co-infection
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcus
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015628

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