Concurrent cryptococcal meningitis and disseminated tuberculosis occurring in an immunocompetent male

A 61-year-old man living in rural Rwanda presented with a 2-month history of fevers, headaches, dry cough, weight loss and confusion. A cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed neutrophilic pleocytosis, yeast and a positive cryptococcal antigen (CrAg). An HIV antibody test was negative. The patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2016-02, Vol.2016, p.bcr2015213380
Hauptverfasser:	Musabende, Marcellin, Mukabatsinda, Constance, Riviello, Elisabeth D, Ogbuagu, Onyema
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Analgesics Antigens Antigens, Fungal - therapeutic use Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Black Coinfection - diagnosis Coinfection - diagnostic imaging Coinfection - drug therapy Drug dosages Fever Headaches HIV Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunocompetence Induction therapy Infections Male Medical imaging Meningitis Meningitis, Cryptococcal - diagnosis Meningitis, Cryptococcal - diagnostic imaging Meningitis, Cryptococcal - drug therapy Middle Aged Neutrophils Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Miliary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Miliary - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Miliary - drug therapy Unusual Association of Diseases/Symptoms
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