Unmasking cryptococcal meningitis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in pregnancy induced by HIV antiretroviral therapy with postpartum paradoxical exacerbation

Cryptococcosis is the most common cause of meningitis in Africa due to the high burden of HIV. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a frequent and deadly complication of cryptococcal meningitis. We report a fatal case of cryptococcal-IRIS in a pregnant woman that began after startin...

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Autores principales: Kiggundu, Reuben, Rhein, Joshua, Meya, David B., Boulware, David R., Bahr, Nathan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24944885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.05.001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24944885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.05.001

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