Cryptococcemia in an HIV-negative patient with decompensated liver cirrhosis

• Main Authors: Manasa Kandula (Author), Amar H. Kelkar (Author), Nicole Liberio (Author), Meenakshy K. Aiyer (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Background: Cryptococcal infections have been mostly associated with immunocompromised individuals, 80-90% of whom have been HIV-positive patients. Increasingly, cryptococcal infections are being reported in cirrhotic patients who are HIV-negative. The underlying immunologic defects in cirrhotic pat...