A case of disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans in a non HIV patient
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Cryptococcus infection in a non-HIV patient: a case report
Cryptococcal infections are fungal infections most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Chronic high-dose steroid may precipitate such an immunocompromised state and thus create susceptibility to fungal infections. Cryptococcus neoformans is a saprophyte usually found in soil contaminated with pigeon droppings. Suspicion to diagnose begins with clinical symptoms that can be non-specific...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.430