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Two cases of cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised patients not infected with HIV *
Author(s) -
Akcaglar S.,
Sevgican E.,
Akalin H.,
Ener B.,
Tore O.
Publication year - 2007
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.1439-0507.2006.01347.x
Subject(s) - cryptococcal meningitis , cryptococcosis , medicine , meningitis , immunology , mycosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunosuppression , antibody , immunopathology , virology , viral disease , pediatrics
Summary We present the cases of two patients with cryptococcal meningitis who were predisposed to fungal infection because of diabetes mellitus (Case 1) and systemic lupus erythematosus (Case 2). Both patients were tested negative for anti‐HIV antibodies.