Sepsis with cerebral lupus…. or is it? A case report on Cryptococcaemia

Sepsis with cerebral lupus…. or is it? A case report on Cryptococcaemia

We present a patient with SLE, with multiple comorbidities, whose blood cultures yielded Cryptococcus neoformans. Blood cultures became positive only after twelve days of hospital admission. The patient died within two days of starting Amphotericin B. Cryptococci are an important cause of infection...

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Main Authors: N Jayawardena, S Sigera, B Rathnayake, RH Lewkebandara, L Rajakaruna, P Jayasekera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2018-10-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cryptococcus, systemic lupus erythematosus, fungal, sepsis
Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8214

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