Pulmonary Cryptococcus infections as a manifestation of idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia: case report and literature review

Pulmonary Cryptococcus infections as a manifestation of idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a rare clinical disease with relative CD4 deficiency in the absence of HIV infection. The pathogenicity of ICL is poorly understood with an unclear incidence rate in the general population. Sequelae of ICL includes AIDS-defining infections,...

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Main Authors: Christina S. Thornton, Oscar Larios, Jennifer Grossman, Thomas P. Griener, Steven Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pulmonary cryptococcus
CD4 lymphocytopenia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4453-x

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