Resumen

The presence of an opportunistic infection in a patient in sub-Saharan Africa is assumed to be due to underlying immunosuppression from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The presence of disseminated cryptococcosis in a non-HIV-infected patient is interesting as it is unique in our setting because the majority of infections are found in HIV-infected individuals. The protean manifestations of the disease and its predilection for immunosuppressed patients make cryptococcosis a challenging and elusive disease to diagnose in HIV-negative patients in our setting, especially due to limited resources. We present a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic features in this subset of patients.

Palabras clave: Cryptococcosis; immunocompetent South Africa

2010-09-06   |   770 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 4 Núm.8. Agosto 2010 Pags. 526-529. J Infect Developing Countries 2010; 4(8)