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Case Report. Meningitis due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans serotype AD associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Nagrajan Shanta
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00544.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcus neoformans , serotype , meningitis , cryptococcal meningitis , cryptococcosis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , tuberculosis , cerebrospinal fluid , cryptococcus , pulmonary tuberculosis , virology , biology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , viral disease
A case of meningitis in a 38‐year old male with pulmonary tuberculosis is described. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. The isolate belonged to variety neoformans serotype AD. The patient died before any antimycotic therapy could be instituted.