Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
A case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cry...
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| description | A case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cryptococcosis were diagnosed following bronchoscopy, and a subsequent lumbar puncture revealed C gattii in the cerebrospinal fluid. There is evidence that both M tuberculosis and C gattii may have suppressive effects on the host immune system. This suggests a mechanism by which an otherwise healthy individual developed these two infections. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b0f6474fa0f54e1cbf46d0b90d9acb962025-08-20T02:23:36ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412011-01-01184e62e6310.1155/2011/812345Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old WomanLindsay Van Tongeren0Tawimas Shaipanich1John A Fleetham2Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cryptococcosis were diagnosed following bronchoscopy, and a subsequent lumbar puncture revealed C gattii in the cerebrospinal fluid. There is evidence that both M tuberculosis and C gattii may have suppressive effects on the host immune system. This suggests a mechanism by which an otherwise healthy individual developed these two infections.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/812345 |
| spellingShingle | Lindsay Van Tongeren Tawimas Shaipanich John A Fleetham Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full | Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman |
| title_fullStr | Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman |
| title_short | Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman |
| title_sort | coinfection with cryptococcus gattii and mycobacterium tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 18 year old woman |
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