Disseminated cryptococcosis with meningitis, peritonitis, and cryptococcemia in a HIV-negative patient with cirrhosis: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast that causes serious infections in immunocompromised populations. The majority of cases occur in HIV-infected individuals. Disseminated disease is uncommon, and very rarely includes peritonitis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 41...

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Autori principali: Yehia, Baligh Ramzi, Eberlein, Michael, Sisson, Stephen D, Hager, David N
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2009
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2783126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946481
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-170
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