Co-infection by Cryptococcus neoformans fungaemia and non-tuberculous mycobacteria with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in a newly diagnosed HIV-infected patient.

Autor: Subahi EA; Department of Internal Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Aljafar MS; Department of Internal Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Barjas HH; Department of Internal Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Abdelrazek M; Department of Radiology Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar., Rasoul FA; Department of Internal Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2021 May 05; Vol. 9 (7), pp. e04191. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 05 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4191
Abstrakt: Opportunistic infections are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Co-infections with Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium species together with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) are rare and typically occur in immunocompromised individuals, particularly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients.
Competing Interests: None declared.
(© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE