Drug-induced haemolysis, renal failure, thrombocytopenia and lactic acidosis in patients with HIV and cryptococcal meningitis: a diagnostic challenge.

Patients with HIV are at risk of both primary and secondary haematological disorders. We report two cases of patients with HIV and cryptococcal meningitis who developed severe haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and lactic acidosis while on treatment with amphotericin B and co-trimox...

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Publicado en:International Journal of STD & AIDS Vol. 26; no. 14; pp. 1052 - 1055
Autores principales: Camara-Lemarroy, Carlos R., Flores-Cantu, Hazael, Calderon-Hernandez, Hector J., Diaz-Torres, Marco A., Villareal-Velazquez, Hector J.
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Dec2015
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Sumario:Patients with HIV are at risk of both primary and secondary haematological disorders. We report two cases of patients with HIV and cryptococcal meningitis who developed severe haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and lactic acidosis while on treatment with amphotericin B and co-trimoxazole.