Cryptococcal Meningitis in an HIV-Negative Puerperal Woman

Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients and other immunocompromised people. Pregnancy, which is a state of relative immunosuppression, can also be a risk factor for the development of cryptococcal meningitis. We report a clinical case of a 41-year-old wom...

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Main Authors: Tomás Robalo Nunes, Helena Pires, Liliana Alves, Ana Guerra, Susana Boavida, Ana Brito, Inês Marques, Nuno Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6665624