Open AccessCryptococcal sepsis in small vessel vasculitis
Author(s) -
Sneha Satish,
R Rajesh,
Shashikal Shashikala,
George Kurian,
VN Unni
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.70850
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcosis , meningoencephalitis , vasculitis , cryptococcus , sepsis , cryptococcus neoformans , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cryptococcal meningitis , dermatology , pathology , immunology , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , viral disease , biology
While meningoencephalitis due to cryptococcus is well known in immunocompromised patients, disseminated cryptococcosis and cryptococcemia is rare outside the setting of advanced HIV infection. We report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis occurring in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis on immunosuppressive medications.