TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of an aids patient with cryptococcus neoformans infection
AU - Bramantono, Bramantono
AU - Danial, Ahmad
AU - Hadi, Usman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Bramantono Bramantono et al.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Cryptococcosis is the most common fungal disease in HIV-infected persons. It is known as the AIDS-defining illness for 60-70% of HIV-infected patients. Before antiretroviral therapy (ARV) was discovered, fungal and other opportunistic infections were a major problem for people with advanced HIV/AIDS. Presented here is a case of a 43-year-old man who was newly diagnosed HIV, in which he was admitted due to shortness of breath and decreased consciousness. His clinical symptoms, physical examination, laboratory and radiologic findings indicated a Cryptococcus neoformans infection. The patient had received treatment using anti-fungal and ARV that showed a clinical improvement during observation.
AB - Cryptococcosis is the most common fungal disease in HIV-infected persons. It is known as the AIDS-defining illness for 60-70% of HIV-infected patients. Before antiretroviral therapy (ARV) was discovered, fungal and other opportunistic infections were a major problem for people with advanced HIV/AIDS. Presented here is a case of a 43-year-old man who was newly diagnosed HIV, in which he was admitted due to shortness of breath and decreased consciousness. His clinical symptoms, physical examination, laboratory and radiologic findings indicated a Cryptococcus neoformans infection. The patient had received treatment using anti-fungal and ARV that showed a clinical improvement during observation.
KW - Cryptococcus neoformans
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Opportunistic infection
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U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.88.20406
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.88.20406
M3 - Article
C2 - 32774647
AN - SCOPUS:85089325268
SN - 1937-8688
VL - 36
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
M1 - 88
ER -
