Case Report of Nasal Rhinosporidiosis in South Africa

Autor: Huzaifah Mayet, Denasha L. Reddy, Tika Bello Alvarez, Yahya Atiya, Nelesh P. Govender, Monica Birkhead, Tsidiso Maphanga, Sugeshnee Pather

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 766-769 (2024)

We describe a classic case of nasal rhinosporidiosis in a woman who resided in Johannesburg, South Africa, but originated from a rural area in Eastern Cape Province. We confirmed histologic diagnosis using PCR testing and compared details with those

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Splenic hydatid disease in pregnancy

Autor: Kirstie F. Thomson, Florence Mahlobo, Denasha L. Reddy

Publikováno v: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp e1-e4 (2022)

Introduction: Hydatid disease in the South African setting remains an important differential diagnosis in many appropriate clinical presentations, such as splenomegaly. Splenic hydatid disease in pregnancy is a rare and complex disease to manage. Pa

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Clinical Improvement of Disseminated Acanthamoeba Infection in a Patient with Advanced HIV Using a Non-Miltefosine-Based Treatment Regimen in a Low-Resource Setting

Autor: Denasha L. Reddy, Eunice van den Berg, Wayne Grayson, Matilda Mphahlele, John Frean

Publikováno v: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 7, Iss 2, p 24 (2022)

Disseminated Acanthamoeba species infection is likely an underrecognized and underdiagnosed opportunistic infection in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease in South Africa. It presents a unique clinical challenge in that

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Outcomes of flucytosine-containing combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a South African national access programme: a cross-sectional observational study

Autor: Rudzani C Mashau, Susan T Meiring, Vanessa C Quan, Jeremy Nel, Greg S Greene, Andrea Garcia, Colin Menezes, Denasha L Reddy, Michelle Venter, Sarah Stacey, Matamela Madua, Lia Boretti, Thomas S Harrison, Graeme Meintjes, Amir Shroufi, Laura Trivino-Duran, John Black, Nelesh P Govender, Shareef Abrahams, Vanessa Pearce, Masego Moncho, Jeanette Wadula, Motlatji Maloba, Anwar Hoosen, Charl Verwey, David Moore, Dina Pombo, Gary Reubenson, Grace Ntlemo, Lauren Richards, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Merika Tsitsi, Moamokgethi Moshe, Mohammed Said, Molebogeng Kolojane, Lesego Mothibi, Nicolette Du Plessis, Rispah Chomba, Teena Thomas, Theunis Avenant, Trusha Nana, Vindana Chibabhai, Adhil Maharj, Douglas Wilson, Fathima Naby, Halima Dawood, Khine Swe Swe Han, Lisha Sookan, Nomonde Dlamini, Praksha Ramajathan, Prasha Mahabeer, Prathna Bhola, Romola Naidoo, Sumayya Haffejee, Surendra Sirkar, Yeishna Ramkillawan, Ken Hamese, Ngoaka Sibiya, Phetho Mangena, Ruth Lekalakala, Greta Hoyland, Sindi Ntuli, Ebrahim Variava, Ignatius Khantsi, Omphile Mekgoe, Adrian Brink, Elizabeth Prentice, Kessendri Reddy, Andrew Whitelaw, Ebrahim Hoosien, Inge Zietsman, Terry Marshall, Xoliswa Poswa, Chetna Govind, Juanita Smit, Keshree Pillay, Sharona Seetharam, Victoria Howell, Catherine Samuel, Marthinus Senekal, Colleen Bamford, Andries Dreyer, Louis Marcus, Warren Lowman, Anne von Gottberg, Anthony Smith, Azwifarwi Mathunjwa, Cecilia d'Abreu, Cecilia Miller, Cheryl Cohen, Farzana Ismail, Harry Moultrie, Husna Ismail, Jacqueline Weyer, Jackie Kleynhans, Jenny Rossouw, John Frean, Joy Ebonwu, Judith Mwansa-Kambafwile, Juno Thomas, Kate Bishop, Kerrigan McCarthy, Liliwe Shuping, Linda de Gouveia, Linda Erasmus, Adrian Puren, Lucille Blumberg, Marshagne Smith, Martha Makgoba, Michelle Groome, Mignon du Plessis, Mimmy Ngomane, Mokupi Manaka, Myra Moremi, Nazir Ismail, Neo Legare, Nicola Page, Nombulelo Hoho, Olga Perovic, Phuti Sekwadi, Rindidzani Magobo, Ruth Mpembe, Sibongile Walaza, Siyanda Dlamini, Sunnieboy Njikho, Tiisetso Lebaka, Wendy Ngubane

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Infectious diseases. 22(9)

Although flucytosine is a key component of WHO-recommended induction treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis, this antifungal agent is not widely available in low-income and middle-income countries due to limited production and cost. In

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