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Cryptococcosis in Kashmir. Cryptococcose in Kashmir
Author(s) -
Bhardwaj G.,
Koul R. L.,
Desai Bhavana,
Razdan S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1987.tb04388.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcus neoformans , cryptococcosis , cryptococcal meningitis , serotype , cryptococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , meningitis , medicine , biology , virology , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease
Summary:  A case of cryptococcal meningitis in a 42 year old male school teacher having underlying intestinal lymphangiectasia is reported. This is only the second case of cryptococcal infection from Kashmir valley. The isolate was found to belong to Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans serotype A. Zusammenfassung:  Bericht über einen 42 jährigen Lehrer mit meningealer Cryptococcose bei intestinaler Lymphangiektasie. Es handelt sich bei diesem Bericht um die zweite Mitteilung einer Cryptococcose aus Kaschmir. Als Erreger wurde Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans, Serotyp A nachgewiesen.

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