Neurological deterioration in a patient with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis initially improving on antifungal treatment: a case report of coincidental racemose neurocysticercosis

Abstract Background Managing HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) can become challenging in the presence of concurrent unusual central nervous system infections. Case presentation A 58-year old HIV infected woman new ART starter, who was being treated effectively for cryptococcal meningitis,...

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Main Authors: Newton Kalata, Jayne Ellis, Laura Benjamin, Samuel Kampondeni, Peter Chiodini, Thomas Harrison, David G. Lalloo, Robert S. Heyderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06425-9