Open AccessDisseminated cryptococcosis and hepatitis C virus infection: A fatal co-infection
Author(s) -
Ranjana Rohilla,
Suneeta Meena,
Neelam Kaistha,
Anusha Krishna Raj,
Pratima Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.5.4.2163
Subject(s) - medicine , fulminant , abdominal pain , encephalopathy , hepatitis c virus , fulminant hepatitis , pathology , gastroenterology , hepatitis , immunology , virus
We report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a treatment-naïve patient, incidentally diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and renal parenchymal disease. The patient succumbed to death given the very late diagnosis of the disease.