Cryptococcal Meningitis in an HIV-Negative Puerperal Woman
Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients and other immunocompromised people. Pregnancy, which is a state of relative immunosuppression, can also be a risk factor for the development of cryptococcal meningitis. We report a clinical case of a 41-year-old wom...
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| Main Authors: | Tomás Robalo Nunes, Helena Pires, Liliana Alves, Ana Guerra, Susana Boavida, Ana Brito, Inês Marques, Nuno Marques |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6665624 |
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