Cerebellar Cryptococcal Abscess in HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Ni Putu Sriwidyani,
Ni Luh G Sagita Dewi,
I Nyoman Golden,
I Putu Eka Widyadharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.320
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcosis , brain abscess , incidence (geometry) , cryptococcus , disease , opportunistic infection , abscess , pathogenesis , pathology , immunology , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , viral disease , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , optics
Cryptococcus is a common cause of opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients. While the incidence of this disease has decreased in AIDS-associated cases, cryptococcal infection in immune-competent person has been increased.
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