OCULAR COMPLICATIONS CAUSED BY Cryptococcus gattii AFLP4/VGI MENINGITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT HOST

نویسندگان

  • Chang-Hua CHEN
  • Shao-Hung WANG
  • Wei Liang CHEN
  • Wang-Fu WANG
  • San-Ni CHEN
چکیده

The Cryptococcus gattii complex has been recognized as an endemic pathogen since the 1990s and has caused multiple outbreaks since then. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a globally occurring invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including papilledema and visual loss. We present a case of CM caused by C. gattii sensu stricto (AFLP4/VGI) that was complicated by visual loss under the continuation of antifungal therapy (AFT).

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دوره 58  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016