Pulmonary coinfection by Pneumocystis jirovecii and Cryptococcus species in a patient with undiagnosed advanced HIV.
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with advanced HIV. In a lot of cases, there is a concomitant pulmonary infection. Cryptococcosis presents as a common complication for people with advanced HIV. However, it usually presents as meningitis rather than pneumonia. We pres...
| Publicado en: | BMJ Case Reports Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 1 - 5 |
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BMJ Publishing Group
4/14/2020
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