Extensive central nervous system cryptococcal disease presenting as immune reconstitution syndrome in a patient with advanced HIV: report of a case and review of management dilemmas and strategies
One of the complications of the use of anti-retroviral therapy (ART), immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), is particularly problematic in the management of cryptococcal meningitis. We present the case of a 35- year-old male with acquired immune deficiency syndrome diagnosed with exten...
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Main Authors: | Onyema Ogbuagu (Author), Merceditas Villanueva (Author) |
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2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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