Open AccessConcomitant Infections of Influenza A H1N1 and Disseminated Cryptococcosis in an HIV Seropositive Patient
Author(s) -
Ankit Gupta,
Malini R. Capoor,
Sonal Gupta,
Harish C Sachdeva
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.163137
Subject(s) - cryptococcosis , concomitant , virology , medicine , pandemic , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , h1n1 influenza , cryptococcus neoformans , covid-19 , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Respiratory viral infections, especially influenza have a potential to form a fatal association with cryptococcosis in the setting of compromised immunity. Considering the lethality of these two infections, we report an unusual case of dual infection of pandemic influenza A H1N1 and disseminated cryptococcosis in an HIV seropositive individual.