Cryptococcal pneumonia and meningitis in a renal transplant recipient with a false negative serum cryptococcal antigen due to postzone phenomenon

Cryptococcal infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We present a patient who was diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis and pulmonary disease in the setting of a history of renal transplantation. The diagnosis was made based on growth of Cryptococcus n...

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Main Authors: Chelsea Ware, Sherin Meledathu, Zoon Tariq, Rebecca Yee, John P. Lichtenberger, III, Marc O. Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923002226