Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman

Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman

A case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cry...

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Main Authors: Lindsay Van Tongeren, Tawimas Shaipanich, John A Fleetham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/812345
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spelling doaj-b0f6474fa0f54e1cbf46d0b90d9acb962021-07-02T03:01:25ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412011-01-01184e62e6310.1155/2011/812345Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old WomanLindsay Van Tongeren0Tawimas Shaipanich1John A Fleetham2Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cryptococcosis were diagnosed following bronchoscopy, and a subsequent lumbar puncture revealed C gattii in the cerebrospinal fluid. There is evidence that both M tuberculosis and C gattii may have suppressive effects on the host immune system. This suggests a mechanism by which an otherwise healthy individual developed these two infections.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/812345
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John A Fleetham
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Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Tawimas Shaipanich
John A Fleetham
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title Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
title_short Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
title_full Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
title_fullStr Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
title_full_unstemmed Coinfection with Cryptococcus Gattii and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in an Otherwise Healthy 18-Year-Old Woman
title_sort coinfection with cryptococcus gattii and mycobacterium tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 18-year-old woman
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2011-01-01
description A case of Cryptococcus gattii (pulmonary and central nervous system) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pulmonary) coinfection in an otherwise healthy young woman is reported. The patient presented with a two-month history of dry cough. She had an unremarkable medical history. Both tuberculosis and cryptococcosis were diagnosed following bronchoscopy, and a subsequent lumbar puncture revealed C gattii in the cerebrospinal fluid. There is evidence that both M tuberculosis and C gattii may have suppressive effects on the host immune system. This suggests a mechanism by which an otherwise healthy individual developed these two infections.
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