Severe brain co-infection by cryptococcus neoformans and mycobacterium tuberculosis as a consequence of a non-bacillary lung tuberculosis.
An exceptionally rare case of concurrent central nervous system infection by clyptococcus neoformans and mycobacterium tuberculosis in a 25-year-old otherwise healthy Chinese student who very recently joined Italian post-doctoral courses is described, together with diagnostic and therapeutic difficu...
| Published in: | Archivos de Neurociencias Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 192 - 196 |
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Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Departamento de Publicaciones Cientificas
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=54051008&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 54051008 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10285938 7KI jtl: Archivos de Neurociencias issn: 10285938 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: jul-sep2009 vid: 14 iid: 3 pid: 20438 pub: Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Departamento de Publicaciones Cientificas artinfo: ui: 54051008 ppf: 192 ppct: 4 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 293KB tig: atl: Severe brain co-infection by cryptococcus neoformans and mycobacterium tuberculosis as a consequence of a non-bacillary lung tuberculosis. aug: au: Manfredi, Roberto Calza, Leonardo affil: Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Bologna, c/o Infectious Diseases, S. Orsola Hospital, Via Massarenti 11 - 1-40138 Bologna, Italy University of Bologna su: Brain diseases Tuberculosis complications Infection Cryptococcus neoformans sug: subj: Brain diseases Tuberculosis complications Infection Cryptococcus neoformans keyword: Brain co-infection China cryptococcosis Otherwise healthy young girl tuberculosis doble cryptococcosis y tuberculosis en sima joven China infección cerebral ab: An exceptionally rare case of concurrent central nervous system infection by clyptococcus neoformans and mycobacterium tuberculosis in a 25-year-old otherwise healthy Chinese student who very recently joined Italian post-doctoral courses is described, together with diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties encountered in a six-month-long hospitalization period, when only transient and/or negligible immune system impairments were detected. A non-bacillary pulmonary tuberculosis probably preceded and prompted both brain complications. This episode of very infrequent concurrent infections, should enforce the need of maintaining an elevated clinical suspicion for opportunistic infections and tuberculosis, even in absence of an obvious immunodeficiency, and related epidemiological clues. Un caso exepcionalmente raro de una infección por cryptococcus neoformans y mycobacterium tuberculosis en un hombre de 25 años, estudiante chino sano que recientemente se había incorporado a un curso postdoctoral. Se describen las dificultades para el diagnóstico y la terapéutica en un periodo de hospitalización de seis meses durante la cual sólo se encontraron ligeros cambios en su sistema inmunológico. Una tuberculosis pulmonar no bacilar quizás precedio las complicaciones. Este episodio de infección poco frecuente acentua la necesidad de mantener la sospecha de infecciones oportunistas y tuberculosis en ausencia de inmunodeficiencia o datos epidemiológicos. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Case Study src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Archivos de Neurociencias is the property of Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Departamento de Publicaciones Cientificas and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Archivos de Neurociencias holder: Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, Departamento de Publicaciones Cientificas dt: @attributes: year: 2009 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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