A case of emmonsiosis in an HIV-infected child

• Main Authors: Harsha Lochan (Author), Preneshni Naicker (Author), Tsidiso Maphanga (Author), Anthea Ryan (Author), Komala Pillay (Author), Nelesh P. Govender (Author), Brian Eley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Opportunistic fungal infections can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We describe a paediatric case of an unusual disseminated fungal infection. A three-year-old HIV-infected child with severe immunosuppression (CD4+ T-cell count 12 × 106 /L) was admitted to ho...